Loofahs are great for exfoliating the skin, and though one of them is my regular shower companion, I had no idea what they are. I assumed the coarse tubes were either natural sponges from the sea, or ...

As temperatures and humidity climb many of our garden plants wither and fade. But heat and humidity are just the ingredients that make for perfect growing conditions for luffas. You know those ...

Q. Two years ago my daughter planted some loofah/luffa seeds. Before you know it they were all over the yard, the pear tree, and headed over the roof of the house before the frost got to it. She ...

Turns out you can grow it here in South Carolina, and you can even eat it when it's 4 - 6 inches long. A Lexington woman Lisa Huntley, originally from the Pacific Coast, is showing Midlands residents ...

Loofah sponges — rough-textured exfoliators sold in department stores and spas — don’t come from the ocean. Nor are they from man-made materials. Genuine loofah is actually dried fiber from the ...

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 ...

Learn how the luffa plant is processed to make a sponge Lara Brooks explains how to determine when a luffa fruit is perfect for picking and shows how to remove the skin, seeds and meat to produce a ...

Watch a luffa/loofah gourd plant growing from a seed to fruit in this 114 days time lapse. After a week the seed was sowed ...

Peggy Singlemann visits Mark Ragland in his tea garden to discuss how to grow Camellia sinensis and learn what makes a true tea. Amyrose Foll meets Lara Brooks from Lara’s Luffa to discover how to ...

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 ...