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 ...

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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 ...

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so allow them space to spread or use a trellis to allow gourd plants to grow vertically. Growing luffa, dipper and bottle gourds on a trellis will assure that these gourds will grow straight.

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Luffa gourds are edible when small and are also called vining or edible okra. Like other cucurbits, gourds grow best in full-sun locations with warm soil and a relatively long growing season.