While plastic seed trays are convenient and essential for many gardeners, they aren't sustainable. Find out if loofah sponges ...

1. Source your luffa seeds. They're easily found online and your local garden centre may also stock them. You will commonly come across the species Luffa cylindrica, also known as the smooth luffa or ...

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 ...

How to Grow Luffa. Because luffa gourds are left to mature and dry on the vine, they need a long growing season (nearly 200 frost-free days in a row). Gardeners north of Zone 8 can achieve this by ...

A. If seed isn't available at your local garden center, order luffa from Park Seed, 1 Parkton Ave., Greenwood, S.C. 29649; 800-845-3369; www.parkseed.com. Also called Chinese okra, vegetable ...

Lisa Huntley says she planted the seeds in April and that the luffa still has about a month left before harvesting. To stream WLTX 19 on your phone, you need the WLTX 19 app. Download the WLTX 19 app ...

But The Luffa Farm isn’t in the business of unpopular produce, so the fruit is left on the vine where it can grow as large and heavy as the trellised vines can handle, Gamble continues.

Today, the five-acre farm is planted with about 1,000 luffa plants, all grown in greenhouses. All the luffas at the farm are grown from heirloom seeds. The farm saves seeds from the best crop of each ...

1. Source your luffa seeds. They're easily found online and your local garden centre may also stock them. You will commonly come across the species Luffa cylindrica, also known as the smooth luffa or ...