You’ve probably had or used a loofah sponge in your life, whether in the bath or for cleaning around the house. But did you know it was made from a vegetable? While much of the marketing of loofahs ...

Grow your own bath sponge! Luffa gourds are the familiar bath sponge. Growing your own will keep you entertained all growing season and are great fun for a long time after they are harvested. Peel ...

These hanging gourds are slowly ripening to be harvested, peeled and transformed into loofa sponges for household cleaning and other uses. A sturdy trellis is required to support the incredible growth ...

LoofahGrow.com provides gardeners and eco-conscious consumers with guides on growing, harvesting, and using natural loofah sponges as sustainable alternatives to synthetic products. LoofahGrow.com has ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Nathan Pauls is preparing even more space on his Reedley farm to grow those luffa sponges people can't get enough of. A new greenhouse is now in place at Luffa Gardens. It ...

If the notion of literally growing your own sponges delights you, then luffa (or as you know it, loofah) is for you. Within each seed catalog, there are plants you flip past—the ones that you’ve never ...

Brightly coloured, synthetic bath buffs and kitchen scrubbers are a familiar sight, but growing your own natural sponges will provide you with a supply of more planet-friendly alternatives. The origin ...

Editor’s note: Luffa plants will be sold at the VCMGA Spring Plant Sale on April 2. Last September at Rockport’s Hummingbird Celebration, my friend Janet pointed to a huge vine with long ...