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 ...

Loofah (sin qua): Silk squash, an alternate name, probably better describes this gourd. When harvested young, it has a silky texture and sweet, almost zucchini-like flavor. When left to mature, the ...

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 ...

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. Within each seed catalog, there are plants you flip past—the ones that you’ve never ...

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.

Okra is probably the easiest crop to grow from seed but needs plenty of room. The plants start producing quickly and need to be harvested daily so that the pods won’t get too big and tough.(Howard ...

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 ...