In article , Janice
writes
Loufas or luffas as they are usually called over here (USA) are like
most gourds, they like heat, but they will grow anywhere they get a
reasonable amount of sun, put some plastic down to heat the ground in
the spring to get the soil warm, start them inside, and transplant
them into the then warmed ground. ;-)

That will not work in the UK. You won't have a hope unless you grow
them in a greenhouse.

I'm in South western Idaho USA where it's dry rather that hot and
steamy. It was unusually hot last summer (100+F for weeks last year),
but otherwise it gets up into the high 90s F in June and July and up
into the 100s F for a time after that as high temps some summers it
doesn't even break 100s F.

Last year's record-breaking summer hit 100 for one day in one small part
of the UK. Anything over 80 is hot for us.

--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm