The gourd family is very popular during the summer season. From bottle gourds and bitter gourds, to cucumbers and Armenian cucumbers, gourds are often regarded as a bumper crop at this time of the ...

How does a modern garden grow? With chocolate bell peppers, burgandy okra and 12 luffa sponge gourds in a row. Since color is the key ingredient in new foods, a backyard garden is the place to begin.

Grow your own bath sponge! Luffa gourds are the familiar bath sponge. Growing your own will keep you entertained all growing season and are great fun for a long time after they are harvested. Peel ...

The basic types of gourds are the cucurbita, or ornamental gourds; the lagenaria, or large utilitarian gourds; and the luffa, or vegetable-sponge gourds. Despite the invention of plastic, these ...

A. If seed isn't available at your local garden center, order luffa from Park Seed, 1 Parkton Ave., Greenwood, S.C. 29649; 800-845-3369; www.parkseed.com. Also called Chinese okra, vegetable sponge ...

Also called Chinese okra, vegetable sponge and dishrag gourd, luffa is a heat-loving, fast-growing vinelike plant that reaches 15 feet or more. It produces yellow flowers and cylindrical fruit 1 to 2 ...

It’s that time of year when visions of Halloween conjure up all kinds of ghoulish-looking gourds! While they are traditional decor at Halloween and Thanksgiving, gourds aren’t just for decoration.

I was introduced to the Luffa gourd while living in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, where it grows on every telephone pole in the province. Guanacaste has a dry tropical forest ecosystem with at least six ...