Rachel's Loofah Sponge Page

The Loofah Gourd is a member of the Cucurbitaceae ( Gourd ) family. The Loofah is spelled several different ways, i.e., Lofah, Luffa or Lufa. It's commonly known as the Washrag Gourd. It is the only plant known that can be raised and used as a sponge.
The sponges are very versatile in that they can be used for bathing, washing dishes or scrubbing. The Loofah is widely used for bathing to invigorate the skin as well as gift giving and crafts.
It is a very fast growing annual that produce vines up to twelve feet or more. I have seen them grow over 20 ft. high in trees and produce dozens of gourds per plant.
When fully matured, you can peel off the dried and crisp outer shell to expose the fibrous sponge. To clean your Loofah you wash it in clean water and then soak it in a solution of bleach and water and allow to dry in the sun. Loofah sponges will last a long time if washed and allowed to dry after each use.

Loofah Seeds

RGS031 Common Luffa ( Loofah ) Sponge Gourd
The ever popular dishcloth, bath sponge gourd. Should be grown on trellis.

Package of 15 seeds $1.95

Bulk Loofah Seeds

Common Luffa ( Loofah ) Sponge Gourd

LUF151 500 Common Luffa Sponge Seeds ( Luffa Cylindrica ) $24.95

LUF152 Hybrid Harita Luffa Seeds
Produces heavy crops of cylindrical, 9-12" long, light green, smooth luffas, these are the most commonly grown commercial luffa for bath sponges.

LUF152 500 Hybrid Harita Sponge Seeds $24.95

RGS104 Thai Angled Luffa
The popular vining okra of the Orient. Many swear that it is the best tasting of all fried vegetables. The young, ridged fruit can be used raw in salads, boiled, stuffed, pickled, and is delicious in soups. This squash-like edible is so good! Seeds are from Bangkok, Thailand.

Package of 5 seeds $2.50

NB19 Cee Gwa Chinese Okra ( Luffa Gourd )
Very popular oriental vegetable. Best tasting, no peeling necessary, use young. 6 in./15 cm or longer. Soak seeds for 24 hours before sowing indoors Mar. 15th. Immature flesh is very tender and sweet. Mature fruits can be used as sponges. One plant will produce a lot of fruits.

Package of 10 seeds $2.50

A note from one of our customers:

"Good morning,
This is the best site I have found in a long time----I try to grow luffa about every year with not much luck--never knew what to fed them---gourd books don't say much about that--but here ----you have luffa gourd food --this is so wonderful---not accounting all the other good stuff you have---yes you bet I will be ordering from you come planting time--------thanks again for being out there!" sincerely Aloma

New! Jim's Plant Growth Stimulator for Gourds.
Jim has developed this product through years of testing on his farms. This natural, environmentally safe solution will produce amazing results, producing vigorous plants and larger fruits. We highly recommend you do you own trial test ( i.e. spray one plant with solution, next to a plant not sprayed with solution over the length of a growing season ) to fully appreciate how effective this product is.
This is a two part water soluble product that should be mixed 14.75cc of each part ( we provide measuring spoon with solution ) to one gallon of water and sprayed onto the foliage of the gourd plants. It contains Food Grade H₂0², ( produced by nature ) Gibberellic Acid ( a natural plant growth hormone ), B1 and other plant vitamins, plant hormones, ( made from natural sources ) micronutrients including Boron (B), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Sulfur (S) and Zinc (Zn) plus a natural detergent based "sticker" that makes the product stick to the leaves until absorbed by the plant.
This mix will make 16 gallons of solution.

JPAG04 Plant Growth Stimulator for Gourds $14.95

Loofah Sponges

Luffa with Hang Rope
The perfect bath luffa, individually packaged and includes an attached rope for hanging in the shower, 7-9 inches long, natural, washed luffa sponge. Excellent gift, sealed in poly bag. Shipped flat to save on shipping, but expands to natural round shape when dipped in water.
$2.95 Ea.
Case of 10 $24.95 Ea.

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