"Wow." Gardener shares simple hack for growing endless supply of fruit: 'You got this' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Once that happens and pollination is complete, the squash are technically edible and ripe for picking. The inner fruit tends ...

Natural loofah sponges actually come from the fruits of vine-growing Luffa plants. These plants are part of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) making them relatives of watermelons, cucumbers and ...

An annual, subtropical vine in the Cucurbitaceae family, luffa is a lush plant with large leaves, buttery yellow flowers, and fruit that looks like giant, 2-foot-long cucumbers. The young ...

Loofahs (also known as luffas) are a type of vining plant that produces fruit that closely resembles a large zucchini. The loofah fruit can be eaten, but only in its earlier stages of life ...

Loofah, also spelled luffa, is a plant in the cucurbitaceae family. Yes, the cucumber family. A loofah is a fruit. Botanically named luffa aegyptiaca — and also referred to as vegetable sponge ...

Huntley used a Dixie mix to grow her luffa seeds. "Each one of these vines can grow up to an average of 30 feet long," Huntley said. She explains that it's best for the plant to hang down on a ...