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 ...

It feels like an adult fantasy, a farm where instead of fruit, sponges hang off trees. As a kid, you dream of trees dripping with candy. As an adult, apparently your fantasies turn to cleaning ...

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 ...

Many will recognise the luffa as something used to scrub your back in the bath. Some people confuse luffas with a marine animal, the sponge, but a luffa is a terrestrial member of the cucumber family.

The luffa plant, which was grown along a washing line inside a polytunnel, measured 11.6 metres (38ft) tall A gardener who grows giant vegetables has set a new Guinness World Record for the tallest ...