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 ...

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 ...