Not sure why this popped up in my recomended... but WOW.. I like everyone else didn't know luffahs weren't made synthetically to mimic ocean sea sponges lol
How have I lived 42 years and not ever even heard luffa was a gourd and not sea life?? My season in CO is way too short but I'd love to grow these someday.
That's funny you say that... we are the same age and I had the EXACT SAME THOUGHT and even considered commenting that. (But I don't live in Colorado, so I would have omitted that part) haha!
There are sponges from the sea. Sponge only denotes the quality of being 'very porous and absorbent'. Sponge spənj noun 1. a primitive sedentary aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body that is typically supported by a framework of fibers or calcareous or glassy spicules. Sponges draw in a current of water to extract nutrients and oxygen. 2. a piece of a soft, light, porous substance originally consisting of the fibrous skeleton of an invertebrate but now usually made of synthetic material. Sponges absorb liquid and are used for washing and cleaning. verb 1. wipe, rub, or clean with a wet sponge or cloth.
@@leanacecelia9201 commonly used isn't common knowledge. It's ppl still out there that don't kno how chocolate is made or how blankets r made, wit ppl use everyday and so on, u see wat I mean? But I understand ur disagreement
In the tropical Caribbean we luckily don't have to worry about the approaching winter cold, we simply leave them on the vine to dry naturally, only picking them when the are dry enough to create a rattling sound due to the dried seeds shaking loose in the gourd. Then we easily peel away the dried outer skin, sometimes that is already flaking off and tada we have a loofa to use. Thanks for the video, taught me another way 😊
I'm jealous of your warm weather. I am growing loofah for the first time and it took to forever to take off and now I'm worried they won't be ready before our first frost
My grandpa has a tree in his backyard and when I was young, I used to always go and pick these when they were brown. It’s even more crunchy and if you shake it, the seeds shake around and sound amazing. It was so satisfying to crunch these.
Great job on the loofah Sara. Did you know that you can also uses the as pet chew toys? This kind of strong plant fiber is not only good for pet chewing, but also for teeth cleaning and tartar removing, and thus result in a dog with healthy teeth and fresh breath. The loofah fiber will also help for digestion when your dog happens to eat it. Good for your rabbits to chew on too!
It might actually have the opposite reaction for your dog's digestion, they don't have the digestive track to break down the tough plant fiber. For a rabbit? Sure they are herbivores and have evolved the digestive track to break down the plant fibers.
We have a small veggie garden but we are looking at expanding it next year so I'm DEFINITELY gonna look for seeds someplace. I'm in Canada and we usually have good luck with squash and pumpkins and such.
I mistakenly thought that the loofa was a sea creature much like the sponge lol. I’m embarrassed to say I had no idea the loofa was a gourd lol. Every day is a school day eh lol Well done and thank you for enlightening me 🤗
These are fantastic, when picked green they are softer, when let go brown they tend to be rougher. Wash or rinse in a bucket, made the mistake of shaking the seeds out once, they went everywhere and plants were popping up where I didn't want them. Seeds last ages so keep them in a jar when dry so you can replant and you will have an abundant supply of lufas forever, more than you'll ever need, always great to share the love and give them away.
I have grown and harvested Luffa many times. My dad grew them in our backyard when i was a teen. You lay them out on a newspapers until they dry out completely. Then shake the seeds out to the bottom and peel off the skins. Let dry again and then cut as you wish.
Your family is such an inspiration to me! I am retired now and have the time to do the things that I want to do, and thanks to your family, Roots and Refuge, and Lumnah Acres, ( there are a few others too) now I am learning how!!! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences and knowledge! Bless you!
My grand ma used to roll them on the the deck like a rolling pin , it was a lot easier, she would have us kids do it with her .and feed the scales to the chickens and pigs.but be careful were you rinse them ,the seeds you'll get those plants in that spot next year lol..
Ya'll should grow yucca too. Natural soap from the roots and you can weave the leaves into other stuff once it's dry. But I dont know if ya can grow yucca where you're at. Just a passing thought...
Popping the Rin is a great kids game. We put the luffa on the ground and let the kids and grandkids stomp them loose. They have a great time and I only have to say go. We made alot of money at the farmers market selling luffa after it's dried to soap makers. We wait till the brown is starting to show before stomping. They stomp and I hang the sponges from the trees in my yard to dry.
I am almost a year late, and I am supposed to be doing homework, but this was in my recommend so I clicked XD but it’s a great video and very interesting
Holy smokes! You grew 72 luffas? You are going to be in great shape after cleaning all of those. LOL! Thanks for confirming that I am doing it accurately! I'm just learning as I go.
Can you both give us some info on where to get seeds and how easy or hard it is to grow them? I don't have anywhere to do it but I'm trying to get my parents to add this to their little farm... Please and thank you in advance!
Jessica honeywithtea I buy my luffa seeds from baker creek. They are sometimes labeled dishcloth gourds. They take up a decent amount of room, but not more than other gourds I’ve grown. They reach maturity somewhere around 90-100 days, so you need a little longer of a growing season. My hands are always a bit sore after separating them, but they are worth it.
I find them easier to clean after they dry. Our growing season in Texas is longer, so I let them dry on the vines where the peel cracks and comes off faster. After a couple seasons, I don’t need to grow again for a few years. Great tutorial!
That was too much work. When I've grown them in Kansas City we picked them just before the first frost and let them dry completely. Cut both ends off and shake out the seeds to save. Soak them in a bucket of boiled water and the skin falls off. They are ready to use at that point.
Hi...nice video. Just wanted to share, that here in southeast asia we actually eat the young ones when they are still soft and dark green. We let some bigger fruit to mature on the vines to be used in the household and in shower :).
Thank you! Now I know where the loofah sponge comes from. Always thought from the sea! After watching your video I thought a lot of water waste. I then googled and saw that many when making sponges wait till completely dry going to seed (black) and then doing the soak avoiding the waste of water. Instead of using bleach a more natural soak of 3% hydrogen peroxide diluted with water is an alternative for bleach and no smell. Also great for showers, wooden cutting boards and most cleaning. Great video!
If you let them dry completely, the seeds will remain viable and are easily removed. The skin will fracture and will come off in many pieces. If you want to cut and form the sponge, you can soak it and you can work it easily. You can eat the flesh of the immature fruit like most squashes. I love it - it smells like peanut butter a bit.
Learn something new everyday grandma said ... well this was interesting! Now I want seeds to grow them! Thanks for letting us experience this with You!
Sutapa I was sitting here wondering if they are eatable. thank you for letting us know. I am also wondering if that goopy substance she rinsed out might be a natural soap?
Yes they are edible when they are young and tender. Slices like a cucumber. But it does have a very strong flavor that needs getting use to. Even the young shoots are edible too.
We peel the outer skin and slice them like cucumber and then stir fry them with salt, paper, onions and lastly we add shrimp or egg with it and cook until they are soft and juicy.
Isn't it amazing how you can see God's wisdom in all of creation; in great big things, tiny little things and everything in between. His wisdom puts me in a constant state of awe. It's everywhere! Thank you, Sarah, for sharing this experience with us.
Wow, I am so glad I watched this. I love luffas. They clean your body so good and it's natural too and on top of it they last a long time. Boy that is a workout but we'll worth it. Thanks again.
River welcome to no sleep town friend, it’s where you learn stuff you most likely not use by browsing TH-cam and hallucinating from too little sleep. Hope you enjoy it here!
@@ib24 Been apart of no sleep town for close to two decades now. Always humorous when the delirium sets in and I find myself in the strangest of places.
Just curious, how did the luffa sponges work out, and did you shower and use as kitchen sponge? These are so awesome! If you totally got some use out of them, I will have to grow some myself. Thanks for sharing!
This video has made me want to grow these!! I've always known luffa were gourds, but I didn't think I could ever grow them myself. I also want to try to grow the birdhouse gourds....I remember my Pap used to grow them, but he made rattles and other things from them. He was Native American, and loved to grow different things to use in crafts and food
I don't think they shrink. They just get hard and kinda crunchy. But, then soft again when you wet them. They WOULD make great Christmas gifts! I might consider that for next year. This year we're going to be selfish and keep them all. 😊
They don’t shrink a lot, but can be cut down. They can be compressed and flattened while drying. They can even be spilt lengthwise, then flattened to make loofah sheets
Alexa Westt You may be surprised where life will take you. One day you may be harvesting these, or on a gameshow when the question is "Where does a luffa come from?"
When I was young we would let them dry on the vine. Once it was fully dried we just beat it against a tree to remove the peel. Then cut it in half and shake out the seeds. Thank you for sharing this video.
Your video is so informative and very helpful and I can't wait to go my own loofah gourds next year in my own backyard Urban Homestead. Thank you so much for your step by step instructions!
Thank you for sharing! If you wait until the Loofa dries completely, it is so much easier to peel and then the spraying with the water is not necessary. I peeled mine off (easy) then cut it to desired sizes and placed it in a container of water with very little bleach and they came out nice.
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I was today years old when I realized where a loofa came from
Same
Shae Cowell dame 😂
SAME
Omg right!!!
Same.
WOW... I had no idea a luffa was a friggin gourd. I thought it was a ocean plant. Me smart, learn good. lol
Same.
I thought they were just made in a factory or something haha XD this shows that we know nothing Jon Snow XD
Same! I always thought they came from the ocean for some reason?
@@laurentucker5444 real sponges come from the oceans, this is a different thing
Meee toooo!!!
Not sure why this popped up in my recomended... but WOW.. I like everyone else didn't know luffahs weren't made synthetically to mimic ocean sea sponges lol
Heather Huber same here! No idea where this came from but I’m so glad it popped up!
It was grown like a cucumber...
How have I lived 42 years and not ever even heard luffa was a gourd and not sea life?? My season in CO is way too short but I'd love to grow these someday.
Same here I am amazed.
I thought it was a marine animal too.
A sea sponge does come from the sea, so you're not wrong!
That's funny you say that... we are the same age and I had the EXACT SAME THOUGHT and even considered commenting that. (But I don't live in Colorado, so I would have omitted that part) haha!
Same thing here. I"m 38 and I thought Luffa was like a fancy french body wash sponge. I'm glad I can still be amazed by mother nature.
found this by accident but very interesting!
Ellie J me too, lol!
me too. i love it
Fascinating. I always thought they came from the sea
They are going on my plant list
lol I did too.
I was told that lie too! Lol
There are sponges from the sea. Sponge only denotes the quality of being 'very porous and absorbent'.
Sponge
spənj
noun
1.
a primitive sedentary aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body that is typically supported by a framework of fibers or calcareous or glassy spicules. Sponges draw in a current of water to extract nutrients and oxygen.
2.
a piece of a soft, light, porous substance originally consisting of the fibrous skeleton of an invertebrate but now usually made of synthetic material. Sponges absorb liquid and are used for washing and cleaning.
verb
1.
wipe, rub, or clean with a wet sponge or cloth.
Not talking about sponges but that is very informative thank you
I'm 23 years old and just now learning that these sponges came naturally from squash lol. This is so neat! Thanks for sharing
I don't think age has to do with it...this isn't common knowledge.
@@Muunbeau uh okay
@@leanacecelia9201 ok
@@leanacecelia9201 commonly used isn't common knowledge. It's ppl still out there that don't kno how chocolate is made or how blankets r made, wit ppl use everyday and so on, u see wat I mean? But I understand ur disagreement
@@Muunbeau people on youtube will argue about anything
In the tropical Caribbean we luckily don't have to worry about the approaching winter cold, we simply leave them on the vine to dry naturally, only picking them when the are dry enough to create a rattling sound due to the dried seeds shaking loose in the gourd. Then we easily peel away the dried outer skin, sometimes that is already flaking off and tada we have a loofa to use.
Thanks for the video, taught me another way 😊
That's what I was thinking. We live where you leave them on the vine, too. It's A lot easier, thank goodness.
I'm jealous of your warm weather. I am growing loofah for the first time and it took to forever to take off and now I'm worried they won't be ready before our first frost
That crunching noise is so satisfying😂😊
Mimo Mimo
I know, right? ASMR fo' dayzzzzz
My grandpa has a tree in his backyard and when I was young, I used to always go and pick these when they were brown. It’s even more crunchy and if you shake it, the seeds shake around and sound amazing. It was so satisfying to crunch these.
luffa ASMR
It almost sounds Like the bubble paper I always stepped on and popped as a kid. Lol
@@yeeturmcbeetur8197 that's awesome!
What!?! Loofahs come from gourds?? All these years I thought they were cultivated from the bottom of the ocean!! 😳 Wow!!!
francine Jacobson dumbass
No need to be rude. geez
@@itzallaboutus5317 thats a bold statement
@@itzallaboutus5317 Bold of you to assume they have an ass.
Me too hahaha! 😂😂😊
Great job on the loofah Sara. Did you know that you can also uses the as pet chew toys? This kind of strong plant fiber is not only good for pet chewing, but also for teeth cleaning and tartar removing, and thus result in a dog with healthy teeth and fresh breath. The loofah fiber will also help for digestion when your dog happens to eat it. Good for your rabbits to chew on too!
Great to know! I had no idea.
It might actually have the opposite reaction for your dog's digestion, they don't have the digestive track to break down the tough plant fiber. For a rabbit? Sure they are herbivores and have evolved the digestive track to break down the plant fibers.
SilvaDreams dogs are actually omnivores but predominately carnivores so they do eat grass and plant matter to help digest
If you do do that, you should probably skip the bleaching step in case some remains behind.
We have a small veggie garden but we are looking at expanding it next year so I'm DEFINITELY gonna look for seeds someplace. I'm in Canada and we usually have good luck with squash and pumpkins and such.
Wow! How neat is that! I never knew much about this! Thanks for sharing Sarah!
I mistakenly thought that the loofa was a sea creature much like the sponge lol. I’m embarrassed to say I had no idea the loofa was a gourd lol.
Every day is a school day eh lol
Well done and thank you for enlightening me 🤗
I have apparently been lied to my entire life because I was told the exact same thing.
Nope. They are filter feeding sponge animals in the ocean
Me too! This is so cool. Something I'm going to try and grow just because it looks so much fun. Lol
Found your channel today, and subscribed. Love your content. I just pray you don't quit. I get too invested in people that can teach; then they quit.
These are fantastic, when picked green they are softer, when let go brown they tend to be rougher. Wash or rinse in a bucket, made the mistake of shaking the seeds out once, they went everywhere and plants were popping up where I didn't want them. Seeds last ages so keep them in a jar when dry so you can replant and you will have an abundant supply of lufas forever, more than you'll ever need, always great to share the love and give them away.
That was cool, and you looked like you were having fun at the same time. Love it!!!
I have grown and harvested Luffa many times. My dad grew them in our backyard when i was a teen. You lay them out on a newspapers until they dry out completely. Then shake the seeds out to the bottom and peel off the skins. Let dry again and then cut as you wish.
Your family is such an inspiration to me! I am retired now and have the time to do the things that I want to do, and thanks to your family, Roots and Refuge, and Lumnah Acres, ( there are a few others too) now I am learning how!!! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences and knowledge! Bless you!
My grand ma used to roll them on the the deck like a rolling pin , it was a lot easier, she would have us kids do it with her .and feed the scales to the chickens and pigs.but be careful were you rinse them ,the seeds you'll get those plants in that spot next year lol..
I was thinking that maybe you could start out breaking them up with using a rolling pin
Oh I can't wait to grow those!! I'm a soaper. I usually don't add loofa because of cost! But I love it in my soap.
Ya'll should grow yucca too. Natural soap from the roots and you can weave the leaves into other stuff once it's dry. But I dont know if ya can grow yucca where you're at. Just a passing thought...
You'd be surprised where yucca will grow. It grows wild in South Dakota, where my in-laws live.
Yucca is so delicious as fries or in soup just make sure to pull the middle stem out before you eat.
My mom used to grow yucca in our backyard when I was little. We live in Ohio and they would get huge.
Banana yucca
Oddly satisfying watching you crunch, peel, and wash these
Popping the Rin is a great kids game. We put the luffa on the ground and let the kids and grandkids stomp them loose. They have a great time and I only have to say go. We made alot of money at the farmers market selling luffa after it's dried to soap makers. We wait till the brown is starting to show before stomping. They stomp and I hang the sponges from the trees in my yard to dry.
I had never heard of a luffa gourd. Fascinating !!
Wow am i the only one that didnt know lufa was a plant or wear the sponges came from lol thanx for teaching me something new
The coolest thing I've seen on TH-cam in a while! Thanks for sharing...that was awesome 🤗
I am almost a year late, and I am supposed to be doing homework, but this was in my recommend so I clicked XD but it’s a great video and very interesting
I am soooooo growing these next year. I think that would be so satisfying
Welcome to luffa harvesting!! I just cut mine recently (all 72 of them.) Your info. is very informative and accurate. Love luffa! 👩🏻🌾
Holy smokes! You grew 72 luffas? You are going to be in great shape after cleaning all of those. LOL! Thanks for confirming that I am doing it accurately! I'm just learning as I go.
Can you both give us some info on where to get seeds and how easy or hard it is to grow them? I don't have anywhere to do it but I'm trying to get my parents to add this to their little farm...
Please and thank you in advance!
Yes Sarah your explain things very well....thoroughly.
Jessica honeywithtea I buy my luffa seeds from baker creek. They are sometimes labeled dishcloth gourds. They take up a decent amount of room, but not more than other gourds I’ve grown. They reach maturity somewhere around 90-100 days, so you need a little longer of a growing season. My hands are always a bit sore after separating them, but they are worth it.
Saw this video by accident and I am hooked! Love your silliness and honesty. The crunch made me hungry for crunchy greens though! Awesome!
I find them easier to clean after they dry. Our growing season in Texas is longer, so I let them dry on the vines where the peel cracks and comes off faster. After a couple seasons, I don’t need to grow again for a few years. Great tutorial!
I also thought it was a sponge from the ocean. Thank you for showing how to transform the ground.
Very good teaching/instructional video Sarah.
Well, I learned something new! Love your channel.
That is out of this world amazing. Definitely going to grow these next year. Great video Sarah.
Thanks, Tiffiny!
Awesome video. Never knew loofahs came from a gourd. Love your channel. Thank you
For heavens sake, do as the ducks want!!!! 😝😆 we know who’s really in charge here 🦆 🦆🦆
Its official, one video and Im hooked!!!! Ive been wanting to do this and now I happened across this video🤔😁....Love it! THANK YOU!
Fun fact. You can actually make soup with young luffa or even stir fries it. A lot of country in Asia eat it! 😺
Link a recipe? This chef needs to try that.
Agree I make soup out of them and stir fry. Didn’t know they are Luffa. Learn something new everyday.
It is used alot in Indian as well as chinese and Viet cuisine
when i found out a luffa was a gourd, it caught my interest ..then i seen this video.. i instantly got obsessed!!!! loved the video
That was too much work. When I've grown them in Kansas City we picked them just before the first frost and let them dry completely. Cut both ends off and shake out the seeds to save. Soak them in a bucket of boiled water and the skin falls off. They are ready to use at that point.
That's so cool! :D Never new that's how luffas were made!
After they are dry will you post a video of you cutting them?
+Cyndi Comeaux Sure! That's a great idea.
Living Traditions Homestead thsnks
Yes. Please.
Yes, that would be great. Maybe demonstrate how to use them to wash dishes. I would like to see how they get soapy.
Cindy Thomas that would be great
Who knew! So much fun watching this and learning about this gift of Mother Nature.
Hi...nice video. Just wanted to share, that here in southeast asia we actually eat the young ones when they are still soft and dark green. We let some bigger fruit to mature on the vines to be used in the household and in shower :).
ditto in South Asia :)
@Spock yes! (^_^)
This was fun to watch. My step father used to grow luffas.
Learn Something New Every Day...
Great video/tutorial...
Thank you for sharing this.
I really loved this video! I had no idea. I am now including loofah in my garden.
That was so interesting, thank you for the demo and instructions!! :-)
That was really interesting, thanks for posting it.!
Great video, Sarah. I will grow these next year. Really awesome!
Just discovered your channel. Love it. So helpful and interesting.
I love how the ducks stopped as soon as you stopped talking like they were doing it on purpose to be annoying lol
wow , wonderful. now I know where loufa comes from. Thank you for your video. Keep it coming.
Thank you! Now I know where the loofah sponge comes from. Always thought from the sea! After watching your video I thought a lot of water waste. I then googled and saw that many when making sponges wait till completely dry going to seed (black) and then doing the soak avoiding the waste of water. Instead of using bleach a more natural soak of 3% hydrogen peroxide diluted with water is an alternative for bleach and no smell. Also great for showers, wooden cutting boards and most cleaning. Great video!
That was awesome!.. n ditto.. who knew luffa was grown 🐠wth 🤘
I love luffa and ducks quacking ..thanks much💡
If you let them dry completely, the seeds will remain viable and are easily removed. The skin will fracture and will come off in many pieces. If you want to cut and form the sponge, you can soak it and you can work it easily.
You can eat the flesh of the immature fruit like most squashes. I love it - it smells like peanut butter a bit.
Learn something new everyday grandma said ... well this was interesting! Now I want seeds to grow them! Thanks for letting us experience this with You!
I'm wondering if you cut the other end off and spray down the middle to push the gooey stuff and the seeds out?
Yeah, basically!
I was wondering why she didn't do that, but I guess it's a learning curve.
I've grown them before, years ago, btw. :D
It's good fun!
Growing for the first time this year. Pretty excited. Wish us luck lol 🙏🏼
I’ve seen where people dry them til skin is stiff and brown then they take skin off bang out seeds and rinse. That might be easier
That's what I've done in the past. its way easier.
yup.. leaving it on the vine itself!
New info .. so stunning never knew that 😅
Here in Bangladesh we eat this gourd when they are tender...it is a testy vegetable.
Sutapa I was sitting here wondering if they are eatable. thank you for letting us know. I am also wondering if that goopy substance she rinsed out might be a natural soap?
@@Whisperwomaneq2 you are welcome, I will mail you the recipe. we eat too much spice you can make it mild according to your test.
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Yes they are edible when they are young and tender. Slices like a cucumber. But it does have a very strong flavor that needs getting use to. Even the young shoots are edible too.
We peel the outer skin and slice them like cucumber and then stir fry them with salt, paper, onions and lastly we add shrimp or egg with it and cook until they are soft and juicy.
Isn't it amazing how you can see God's wisdom in all of creation; in great big things, tiny little things and everything in between. His wisdom puts me in a constant state of awe. It's everywhere!
Thank you, Sarah, for sharing this experience with us.
Skip to 2:25 for the instructions
Great video! Just blew my mind.... always wondered where these come from!! :)
So Luffas are a vegetable?
jomsart That is so crazy! Now I have to research how people prepare it to eat.
Wow, I am so glad I watched this. I love
luffas. They clean your body so good and it's natural too and on top of it they last a long time. Boy that is a workout but we'll worth it. Thanks again.
It's 6:30 in the morning and I have not slept for a few days. What am I doing here? Welp, at least it's interesting.
River welcome to no sleep town friend, it’s where you learn stuff you most likely not use by browsing TH-cam and hallucinating from too little sleep. Hope you enjoy it here!
@@ib24
Been apart of no sleep town for close to two decades now.
Always humorous when the delirium sets in and I find myself in the strangest of places.
@@river7874 I second that
@@river7874 - plz stop smoking meth
@Sinister Potato
Only when you stop making assumptions about random people on the internet.
this is exactly how I harvest our loofah's. Found this is the best stage of ripening to peel. Great video.
Just curious, how did the luffa sponges work out, and did you shower and use as kitchen sponge? These are so awesome! If you totally got some use out of them, I will have to grow some myself. Thanks for sharing!
I've been wondering the same thing! Looking forward to growing them but hoping to be able to use them practically.
This is so interesting! You have such a nice voice too, very relaxing video actually lol
This video has made me want to grow these!! I've always known luffa were gourds, but I didn't think I could ever grow them myself. I also want to try to grow the birdhouse gourds....I remember my Pap used to grow them, but he made rattles and other things from them. He was Native American, and loved to grow different things to use in crafts and food
Wow. I have been totally amazed by this video. Loofa from a gourd! Who would have known this! Again, wow.
I wonder if cutting them after cleaning would expedite drying as well as being easier to cut than when dry? I have got to try growing these!
I might try that. You definitely need to try growing them!
I love learning so much from you both!
Do they shrink after they dry up.Theae would be perfect Christmas gifts
I don't think they shrink. They just get hard and kinda crunchy. But, then soft again when you wet them. They WOULD make great Christmas gifts! I might consider that for next year. This year we're going to be selfish and keep them all. 😊
They don’t shrink a lot, but can be cut down. They can be compressed and flattened while drying. They can even be spilt lengthwise, then flattened to make loofah sheets
No, they hardly shrink at all!
You make me want to try and grow some. 🤗
*Whoa! Feels like I just "WOKE UP"! A Loofah comes from a Vegetable?! Where have I been?!* 😱
Right?! Who knew? Lol
My daughter shared this video with me. I’m glad she did.
They're so yummy. Busy lolling at the people in the comments thinking they're from the ocean😂❤
I'm from the Midwest, m'kay
I have started lufa gourds, I am so excited to grow these, you are an inspiration. Thank you for sharing.
I thought loofas were just a man made plastic shower scrub...
Accidentally found this, but I watched every second. How cool!
I was today years old when I learned loofah is a plant
Wow. Looks so therapeutic. Lol
Tell me I'm not the only one who clicked this expecting some really well-done satire because I didn't realize that luffa actually came from a gourd.
I love the way you explain things! You’d be a great teacher.
Unlike many of you, I did not think a loofah was from the sea. I thought it was fabric.....halp.
This is so great! So informative! Thank you! 😁
Its. mOIsT
What!! Wow! I had no idea they were grown! I'd always thought there were like sea sponges. That's amazing!
I am a college student that will never come across a gourd so, why am I here?
Alexa Westt You may be surprised where life will take you. One day you may be harvesting these, or on a gameshow when the question is "Where does a luffa come from?"
Very cool. I didn’t know they came from a plant. We may have to try growing these! Thanks and God bless!!!!!
When I was young we would let them dry on the vine. Once it was fully dried we just beat it against a tree to remove the peel. Then cut it in half and shake out the seeds. Thank you for sharing this video.
Crazy...never knew that. Who knew the loofah I use grew outside. LOL learn something new everyday here! Thanx
Your video is so informative and very helpful and I can't wait to go my own loofah gourds next year in my own backyard Urban Homestead. Thank you so much for your step by step instructions!
The “breaking up” sound reminds me of an ASMR video... a very relaxing sound! Could listen to a full hour of you doing that!
Fantastic! You are so good on video! Great info. I never knew where these came from. Lol
Thank you for sharing! If you wait until the Loofa dries completely, it is so much easier to peel and then the spraying with the water is not necessary. I peeled mine off (easy) then cut it to desired sizes and placed it in a container of water with very little bleach and they came out nice.