When the squash-like Luffa fruit is still young, it is an edible vegetable. However, since the plant grows so fast it is ...

There’s a remarkable vine that can provide you with a shady trellis, showy flowers, tasty fruit, and perfect bath sponges … and can be grown as a cash crop to boot! The plant–which is a native of the ...

Ah, loofahs – those mysterious things we use to exfoliate the bejeezus out of our skin, but no one actually knows what they are. For some reason, it’s been etched into our collective minds that the ...

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LEXINGTON, S.C. — Did you know luffa, that scrubber you use in the shower, is a vegetable? Turns out you can grow it here in South Carolina, and you can even eat it when it's 4 - 6 inches long. A ...

Despite the recent chilly weather, we're still planting warm-season vegetables in our gardens. Several of the most popular warm season vegetables grown in the home garden belong to the cucumber family ...

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 ...