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    Dec 22, 2022 3 minutes

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    LITTLE LUFFAS

    My luffas only grew to the size of small cucumbers. Is there anything I could do if I am growing them again next year?

    Jade Huang, Leicester

    STAR QUESTION WINS £25 VOUCHER

    Your luffas look to have some way to go yet to mature to the size you would want for pan or back scrubs and are unlikely to do so before the frosts kill them off,

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