The loofah plant (Luffa aegyptiaca) is a sponge gourd often used for cleaning purposes once the plant ages and becomes fibrous. It's a multipurpose plant that can be a great addition to your garden ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For variety in your salads and sandwiches, consider adding sprouts. Our info-packed Seed Sprouting Chart provides method, temperature, time, and cost information for 39 different types of plant seeds, ...

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 ...

If you've ever wondered where loofahs come from, take a trip with us. If you’ve spent most of your life under the impression that loofahs are some type of sea sponge and that these scratchy natural ...

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 ...