Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Priscila Zambotto / Getty Images Did you know your bathroom loofah might have grown from a plant? Unlike large plastic loofahs, ...

Biking through my barrio the other day, I spotted something new: Doña Lourdes had a new plant decorating her front fence. Closer inspection revealed that the bright yellow flowers grew from a healthy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve probably had or used a loofah sponge in your life, whether in the bath or for cleaning around the house. But did you know ...

Luffa stands in for cucumbers in this otherwise familiar bread-and-butter-style pickle. Munch them on their own, add a slice or two to a burger or mince them into a potato salad like you would any ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sure, you know all about pumpkin and zucchini but what about patty pan, luffa and banana squash? It turns out that this plant family is large and surprisingly diverse. In fact, there’s a delicious ...

When you start asking around in the Asian market about what that tubular green vegetable is or what that package of unlabeled leaves is used for, answers can vary. "Oh, that's like a type of squash.

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 actually made from dried gourds. That’s also how loofahs got ...

Luffa stands in for cucumbers in this otherwise familiar bread-and-butter-style pickle. Munch them on their own, add a slice or two to a burger, or mince them into a potato salad like you would any ...