Growing, harvesting and cleaning loofas

You often see loofahs being sold in shops; in Australia they're sold at the Chemist. People see them and know they're sponges but often they're mistaken for sea sponges. Of course there are beautiful sea sponges but loofahs are plant sponges and we grow them in our backyard.



I discovered something new about loofahs this year and last. If you don't pull out the vines when you harvest your