Did you know your bathroom loofah might have grown from a plant? Unlike large plastic loofahs, natural luffas aren’t manmade at all—they’re actually made from dried gourds. That’s also how loofahs got ...

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 ...

This video is all about growing luffa (loufah) for sponges! In particular, you will learn about a type of mini-luffa that I ...

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 ...

I was invited to attend the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello as a member of the press this past weekend and despite the sweltering heat, I managed to learn a thing or twenty. As I walked ...

Also called Chinese okra, vegetable sponge and dishrag gourd, luffa is a heat-loving, fast-growing vinelike plant that reaches 15 feet or more. It produces yellow flowers and cylindrical fruit 1 to 2 ...