REEDLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- From the outside, the green plants appear to be a cucumber flowering during harvest, but inside a luffa sponge is growing. Nathan Pauls and his wife are the owners of Luffa ...

Loofah sponges could generate enough electricity to power light-emitting diodes, reveal Chinese researchers. (Envato Elements pic) Natural sponges derived from the loofah plant are popular for ...

1. Trim away the ridges on the luffa and peel away the skin - leaving some green parts for colour if you like. Cut into wedges. 2. Blanch the luffa and carrot briefly in boiling water - about a minute ...

While you may always purchase the loofah from the market, there are these fibrous bath accessories that come from a vegetable called luffa or sponge gourd. The luffa plant produces large gourds that ...

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 ...

"People are amazed when they're told luffa sponges are not grown in the ocean. What they initially thought was ""an ugly old gourd"" has grown into a big business for Nathan and Sherri Pauls. Get an ...