How Luffa Sponges Are Made

Luffa Gardens in Reedley, California grows and harvests organic luffa sponges. Luffas are a type of cucumber in the gourd family. They're best used for bathing, exfoliating and cleaning. Farm Owners Nathan and Sherri Pauls show us how luffas go from seed to sponge.

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How Luffa Sponges Are Made

[ultrasvanessha]

damn nature give us everything even dishwashing sponge

[jedimaster]

So you're telling me there's a biodegradable option for plastic sponges n stuff... Amazing.
Keep the corporate junkies off these people

[renny]

Literally almost half of the country: Oh yea, we just have these growing all over the place
The US: YOU WHAT?!?

[riadas]

this is pretty common in Asian countries I suppose. You eat it, and when you miss to eat it at right time (as it grows too many fruits), you let it dry off to become loofa. I remember one season we had around 8-10 loofas lying around. Thats why for people from other parts of world it appears rather too exotic. It grows almost in every backyard or garden land space in semi-urban and villages in eastern half of India. Definitely better than the high priced nylon mess.

[jambitivity]

Me: *Attempting to sleep*
Brain at 1 am:Loofas
Me: Brain No.
Brain: BRAIN YES

[catatacc]

I can't believe I was today years old when I found out real luffas are a plant, and not a weird synthetic mesh hanging from a walmart aisle shelf.

[happyeagle]

In Chinese we call it 絲瓜. The literal translation is "silky melon" because the texture is really soft when steamed. There is a slight sweet taste to it. We harvest it when it is young, before the Luffa part develops. In fact, once the Luffa is there, it's no longer edible, because it becomes too fibrous.

[prabhuseva]

We had been using these since age immemorial, (atleast in India) i remember my grandmother making these loofas for us when the sponge gourds when they are young and tender, used as vegetable in different recipes. They are indeed very useful and nature has provided us with such lovely things.

[MoxieBeast]

i still remember when these suddenly became available at the Asian grocery store when I was growing up, and how excited my parents where. i love EATING luffa too.

[abhiramisubhash]

Me looking at my backyard

"I never knew i was so rich"

[reanisuii]

Idk what I expected them to be made from... but this wasn’t it

[annierey]

This were the only sponges we used in my house growing up and I still used them! Actually my grandma planted some in our backyard and we got so many that we had to give them to the rest of the family or neighbors lol crazy how there's pol who doesn't know about this

[nardellymalagonnaranjo]

In latín america is used to wash and scrub our body... but now i will wash my dishes with it too.. thanks for your information...

[cafezo]

I support this. everybody needs to take a bath or shower. this is useful and will never go out. organic and healthy is in right now and luffa sponges are as organic and healthy as it gets.

[LLCL]

Latinos: We have been using those plants for centuries.
Asians: Hold my beer.

[malafanai]

In Third world countries, we use this rather than synthetic ones💕it literally grows on your backyard, your mini garden, the sidewalks, your neighbourhood’s window garden, you see this everywhere naturally.

[boyinroses]

In north africa my mom used to scrub the devil out of us with those when we were kids

[supernarl]

Young luffas are actually delicious when cooked. In the Philippines, it's stir fried with a lot of shrimps. ☺️

[choppking]

You know those Luffas are actually eaten when it's not matured like a sponge.

[Missionlbsnaa]

In India, especially in Bihar we call it "nenuaa". It is a sweet pulpy vegetable, it is edible in its early stage, but when it grows big and get dried under the sun it is used is bathing sponge.