buffy checking out a large luffa

OH ! Wat is dat ting ? :)

Wild looking, isn't it. They are in the gourd family. When left to dry out, they have an exoskeleton under the peeling, that women use to exfoliate dead skin when showering , or can be used as a scrubber to clean non-stick cookware. Pretty cool. I had to try and grow them once, just for the fun of it.

Buffy thinks - that luffa is bigga than me!

are they hard to grow?

No, Sandy they are easy to grow, they are in the squash family, grows in ordinary, well draining garden soil. The only problem for you, living in Canada would be, giving the fruit long enough to ripen for the sponge. Where I live in zone 7, I had to cut off about 9 feet of vine that had the fruits attached and bring them in the house in November before our first freeze and put the cut end in a jar of water, to let the fruit finish drying out,(till late Dec.) so I could harvest the sponge inside.

I love kitty and it was interesting to read about luffas, thought about growing them once but i am in zone 3/4 guess that wouldn't work.

"the new scratching post scratches back"

Lol...Very clever Michael !

Flcrazy ~ It's really interesting that you grow the luffa.
[ In Britain we seem to use the spelling : loofah :o) ]

Near the end of the comments on my Wellie Olympics blog, loofahs have somehow become ESSENTIAL equipment for the GoY team, so Shirleypoppy is relieved to know you grow these!

Did you get a good crop of loofahs this year?

In your photo it looks like pretty Buffy is in charge of Loofah Quality Control.
She's picked out a wonderful example there!

Bet Buffy doesn't do the 'Lie on back back and look gorgeous' thing with this !!! lol