Westerners know the loofah as a bathroom accessory, a natural sponge for scrubbing and cleaning. To the Chinese, however, it offers both food and functionality. The loofah grows fast and in spring it ...

Dear Master Gardener: I saw on television that a person can grow a loofah sponge in their garden. Is it true and can it be grown in Minnesota? Answer: Yes, it is true! The botanical name for the plant ...

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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 ...

Biking through my barrio the other day, I spotted something new: Doña Lourdes had a new plant decorating her front fence. Closer inspection revealed that the bright yellow flowers grew from a healthy ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Loofa. Loofah. Luffa…no matter how you spell it, the sponge is a mainstay in the bathroom. You probably have one, likely brightly colored and made of a plastic mesh. A ...

Many will recognise the luffa as something used to scrub your back in the bath. Some people confuse luffas with a marine animal, the sponge, but a luffa is a terrestrial member of the cucumber family.

So we're all pretty familiar with loofahs, right? They're those scrubby things that you use to help wash and thoroughly exfoliate yourself in the shower. And there are two kinds: the synthetic, ...

It feels like an adult fantasy, a farm where instead of fruit, sponges hang off trees. As a kid, you dream of trees dripping with candy. As an adult, apparently your fantasies turn to cleaning ...