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Moment of Science: How Loofah Sponges Are Grown

Episode 121: Loofa. Loofah. Luffa…no matter how you spell it, the sponge is a mainstay in the bathroom. You probably have one, likely brightly colored and made of a plastic mesh. A natural one does the job just as well but you might be surprised to find where it comes from. “So this sponge right here, which many people think comes from the sea or is a sea creature is actually the inners of a gourd like this,” says Brian Wheat, the owner of Common Joy-one of the few commercial sponge farms in the country, “and certainly the only one in South Carolina so far.”