Loofahs (Luffas?)

02Mar06

Apparently this word is spelled many different ways!

I've been searching online for various plants that I can grow in containers – since I can't plant anything in my little yard area – and one of my searches came up with coffee! Growing my own coffee intrigued me so I looked for a little more information and got distracted by MORE cool stuff to GROW!! Did you know that loofah sponges are part of the pumpkin family? And that you can grow your own sponges?! Unfortunately, I don't have the room necessary. I am going to try to talk my parents into letting me use part of their yard to try to grow some, though. We'll see how that turns out! This would be so great!
Here's a picture of the dried gourd (courtesy of NCSU):

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I think it's the novelty that interests me so much. I mean, how many people do you know of who grow their own sponges? If you decide these interest you, too, try buying from LocalHarvest.org.

On a separate note, I mentioned my new craft area earlier (and I will post pictures soon!)…

Well, I have no creative spark right now! It might be this funk I've been in recently, but more likely it's that my craft area is Clean & Organized! I'll sit down at my table with an idea in mind – and have no idea where to start. Can't wait until I get over this….