![You can grow loofahs (they are in the cucumber family), dry them and use them to wash dishes. 5 plants make enough for about 2 years in our house. Fully biodegradable when You can grow loofahs (they are in the cucumber family), dry them and use them to wash dishes. 5 plants make enough for about 2 years in our house. Fully biodegradable when](https://i.redd.it/a4seruuo3yn21.jpg)
You can grow loofahs (they are in the cucumber family), dry them and use them to wash dishes. 5 plants make enough for about 2 years in our house. Fully biodegradable when
![I've been using a piece of loofah to put my soap on in my shower so it can dry! And when it gets too gross, I throw it in the compost. It's I've been using a piece of loofah to put my soap on in my shower so it can dry! And when it gets too gross, I throw it in the compost. It's](https://i.redd.it/yvm1zisd9dy61.jpg)
I've been using a piece of loofah to put my soap on in my shower so it can dry! And when it gets too gross, I throw it in the compost. It's
![My loofah decided not to be a loofah anymore. It broke into a surprising amount of material. : r/mildlyinteresting My loofah decided not to be a loofah anymore. It broke into a surprising amount of material. : r/mildlyinteresting](https://external-preview.redd.it/swMlW77PbJk00fyyY0ZnRQQhgoCI0Vx_lztAgXvqveU.jpg?auto=webp&s=5526d2e79b361797f18418031b4043c2bb128fea)
My loofah decided not to be a loofah anymore. It broke into a surprising amount of material. : r/mildlyinteresting
![The first half of my luffa harvest. 3 plants and they produced better than I expected them to. : r/gardening The first half of my luffa harvest. 3 plants and they produced better than I expected them to. : r/gardening](https://i.redd.it/tklqbxcijfo11.jpg)
The first half of my luffa harvest. 3 plants and they produced better than I expected them to. : r/gardening
![Last year I grew luffas for the first time and I've been obsessed ever since. The pics are of some of my prettiest luffas & last year's entire harvest. Haven't bought a Last year I grew luffas for the first time and I've been obsessed ever since. The pics are of some of my prettiest luffas & last year's entire harvest. Haven't bought a](https://i.redd.it/mddwu28wqmx71.jpg)
Last year I grew luffas for the first time and I've been obsessed ever since. The pics are of some of my prettiest luffas & last year's entire harvest. Haven't bought a
![bought this natural loofah when i was in mexico for ~3 usd, use it to scrub myself in the shower, lasts a few months and when it's too old i just throw bought this natural loofah when i was in mexico for ~3 usd, use it to scrub myself in the shower, lasts a few months and when it's too old i just throw](https://i.redd.it/hc7ifrcd8vq41.jpg)
bought this natural loofah when i was in mexico for ~3 usd, use it to scrub myself in the shower, lasts a few months and when it's too old i just throw
![First time trader here! Please excuse my newness! Have: Loofa/luffa sponge seeds! 🧽 I've been growing luffa sponges in my backyard and had a decent little sponge harvest so far this year! First time trader here! Please excuse my newness! Have: Loofa/luffa sponge seeds! 🧽 I've been growing luffa sponges in my backyard and had a decent little sponge harvest so far this year!](https://i.redd.it/q67r0e8hfqv51.jpg)
First time trader here! Please excuse my newness! Have: Loofa/luffa sponge seeds! 🧽 I've been growing luffa sponges in my backyard and had a decent little sponge harvest so far this year!
![Thanks to this sub, I learned I could grow loofahs in my backyard. Also the flowers attract lots of bees! : r/ZeroWaste Thanks to this sub, I learned I could grow loofahs in my backyard. Also the flowers attract lots of bees! : r/ZeroWaste](https://i.redd.it/ospt8fi979j11.jpg)
Thanks to this sub, I learned I could grow loofahs in my backyard. Also the flowers attract lots of bees! : r/ZeroWaste
![DIY] I know you guys aren't big on physical exfoliation, but thought you might appreciate this home-grown and 100% natural body scrub/loofah : r/SkincareAddiction DIY] I know you guys aren't big on physical exfoliation, but thought you might appreciate this home-grown and 100% natural body scrub/loofah : r/SkincareAddiction](https://i.redd.it/gy4rz7fueby11.jpg)
DIY] I know you guys aren't big on physical exfoliation, but thought you might appreciate this home-grown and 100% natural body scrub/loofah : r/SkincareAddiction
![First time I tried loofah as dish cleaning sponges and fell in love, so I decided to dry more mature ones for one year supply. All my life I thought this is First time I tried loofah as dish cleaning sponges and fell in love, so I decided to dry more mature ones for one year supply. All my life I thought this is](https://i.redd.it/iafez4d36vz71.jpg)
First time I tried loofah as dish cleaning sponges and fell in love, so I decided to dry more mature ones for one year supply. All my life I thought this is
![I am unable to dry out my loofahs completely on the vines due to living in Z6, but this is how I start processing them when they're still green. : r/gardening I am unable to dry out my loofahs completely on the vines due to living in Z6, but this is how I start processing them when they're still green. : r/gardening](https://external-preview.redd.it/i-am-unable-to-dry-out-my-loofahs-completely-on-the-vines-v0-bWE5OWgwNzFwZndiMYDJ2z96QnZ1r2iW17uRT5F5XMkxncbRetAyyxXHHG9d.png?width=640&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28ab60c26bbd3782bb88756a2f2e4d146a4a7be6)
I am unable to dry out my loofahs completely on the vines due to living in Z6, but this is how I start processing them when they're still green. : r/gardening
![Vegetable sponge made from dried up luffa plant. Rly popular here in Brazil, we call them bucha, also surprisingly soft in water : r/ZeroWaste Vegetable sponge made from dried up luffa plant. Rly popular here in Brazil, we call them bucha, also surprisingly soft in water : r/ZeroWaste](https://i.redd.it/tc38n11lvxs71.jpg)
Vegetable sponge made from dried up luffa plant. Rly popular here in Brazil, we call them bucha, also surprisingly soft in water : r/ZeroWaste
![Is there any way to wash these types of loofah? Recently discovered how dirty they get but I don't want to just throw it away. : r/ZeroWaste Is there any way to wash these types of loofah? Recently discovered how dirty they get but I don't want to just throw it away. : r/ZeroWaste](https://i.redd.it/4dz6faidvqj41.jpg)
Is there any way to wash these types of loofah? Recently discovered how dirty they get but I don't want to just throw it away. : r/ZeroWaste
![Loofah sponges start off as vegetables. The fully developed plant is peeled and the fibrous sponge is harvested. (Walgreens card for scale) : r/mildlyinteresting Loofah sponges start off as vegetables. The fully developed plant is peeled and the fibrous sponge is harvested. (Walgreens card for scale) : r/mildlyinteresting](https://i.redd.it/7rozz24na3w71.jpg)
Loofah sponges start off as vegetables. The fully developed plant is peeled and the fibrous sponge is harvested. (Walgreens card for scale) : r/mildlyinteresting
![For those of us who are not represented in the wash cloth debate: Anyone else who doesn't use wash cloths use an African net sponge or kessa? : r/AtlantaTV For those of us who are not represented in the wash cloth debate: Anyone else who doesn't use wash cloths use an African net sponge or kessa? : r/AtlantaTV](https://preview.redd.it/for-those-of-us-who-are-not-represented-in-the-wash-cloth-v0-uu2dcqhldpq81.jpg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a5991d9a33e914cea37222c2a8ab8798582d3198)