Try this sustainable alternative to store-bought sponges.Did you know your bathroom loofah might have grown from a plant? Unlike large plastic loofahs, natural luffas aren’t manmade at all—they’re ...

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 ...

Loofah plants can grow up to 30 feet high, so once you’re ready to plant outside, you’ll need something sturdy for the plant vines to grasp onto, like a chain link fence.

According to Janice Cox, author of “Beautiful Luffa,” growing these vegetable plants, which are cousins to squashes, pumpkins and cucumbers, is easy.

Amyrose Foll meets Lara Brooks from Lara’s Luffa to discover how to grow the luffa plant to produce natural sponges. Dr. Robyn Puffenbarger and Randy Battle share garden tips.

Educating people on loofah's just been amazing," Huntley said. Lisa Huntley tells News19 she's learned that you can't plant loofah before April 1 in the South.

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 ...

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 ...

Loofah sponges – the porous husks left after drying the fruit of luffa plants – can create enough electricity when squeezed to power LEDs. Researchers say their findings could lead to green ...

Paris-based Palestinian designer Samer Selbak has created a collection of lighting made from the luffa plant dyed with vegetables.

Luffa plants produce an abundance of squashes in a growing season, so anyone who has been following the trend of growing them yourself at home knows you get enough sponges to last you the year.