The hands-on homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres show how to process and dry garden-grown luffa for crafts and personal use.

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 ...

LEXINGTON, S.C. — Last fall we introduced you to a woman named Lisa Huntley living in Lexington who decided to start growing loofah plants in her backyard. RELATED: Want to grow your own luffa? It's ...

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 ...

Loofah sponges — rough-textured exfoliators sold in department stores and spas — don’t come from the ocean. Nor are they from man-made materials. Loofah fruit is typically harvested this time of year, ...