Growing luffa is an increasingly-popular way to produce your own sustainable, natural sponges in your backyard. The luffa plants are fast-growing vines grown for the fruit they produce. Those fruits ...

The origin of loofahs is sometimes confused with that of sponges derived from ocean-dwelling animals. Natural loofah sponges actually come from the fruits of vine-growing Luffa plants. These plants ...

On the other hand, harvesting luffa sponges requires patience as they need to mature on the vine. If you are new to growing ...

"It reminds me of my grandparents' garden, where they used to grow luffa every year and then use it as a shower sponge," he said. "As a kid, I remember being intimidated by its shape and size ...

7. Medicinal Uses of Common Garden Herbs Rosemary goes great with chicken, but did you know that it may also help stave off dementia disease? Or that bee balm makes a superb… It’s never been ...

Kamloops gardener Naomi Spendiff planted watermelon seeds this year of an unusual variety, a melon called orangeglo. The ...

fibrous texture is revealed and they can be used as a sponge. Luffa gourds are edible when small and are also called vining or edible okra. Like other cucurbits, gourds grow best in full-sun ...

George Lumby, the green-fingered guru and dedicated Rotary Club Mijas member, threw open the gates to his fabulous vegetable ...

What do plants need to grow? Plants are a very important part of our environment because they provide us with oxygen to breathe and food to eat. Plants can be of different sizes, shapes and ...

Senior Editor: Jun Lyu, PhD, Springer Nature, China. Before joining Nature Plants in 2014, Jun received his PhD from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studied ...