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 sponge ...

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 ...

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 ...

I was introduced to the Luffa gourd while living in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, where it grows on every telephone pole in the province. Guanacaste has a dry tropical forest ecosystem with at least six ...

MCCANDLESS, Pa. — To most Americans, a luffa is a sponge. But to Wei Fei Chen, it’s a wonder gourd that’s fun to grow and good to eat. “You can saute or steam it with tofu, shrimp, chicken. Sometimes ...

If the notion of literally growing your own sponges delights you, then luffa (or as you know it, loofah) is for you. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and ...

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 ...