SCIENCE REVEALS Unbelievable Uses FOR THIS VEGETABLE (Amazing!)

[@davidthegood]

A scientist uncovers the zillions of uses for LOOFAH! It's a vegetable AND IT'S A SPONGE! But it's also MUCH MORE because SCIENCE SAYS SO! Get seeds here: www.etsy.com/shop/GoodGardens Get David's books here: amzn.to/40mNhNA Join our community here: www.skool.com/the-survival-gardener/ Thank you all for watching.

[@NoNORADon911]

''My name is Loofa, I live on the 2nd floor''

[@KJ-vs2om]

“This guy’s funny” says my 6 year old. My husband has an odd sense of humor as well. They must have messed with the water supply in the 80s to produce such weirdos… ::settle down ruiners, it’s sarcasm:: P.S. My hubs once said he was going to make a competing gardening channel called Goliath the Bad and give out terrible gardening advice.

[@stephaniekonik8266]

I used to think that loofahs were a sea creature. What an amazing surprise to discover that they're actually a plant!

[@hughbrackett343]

Dr. Pinkerton is always a treat. I wish you could lure him on more often.

[@TheBigjay927]

"the sponge monger" LOL

[@Maffro-lb3mr]

And now it's time for silly songs with David - the part of the show where David comes out and sings a silly song.

[@NoOneAnyMore4You]

My favorite of Dave’s songs is “Oh Where is my loofah!!” 😅😂😂 hopefully that makes sense it’s the only veggie song I remember

[@lola-BBD]

*” Oompa Loofa, doompety doo I've got a perfect puzzle for you Oompa Loofa, doompety dee If you are wise you'll listen to me”*

[@Pentagathusosaurus]

Wow you actually managed to collaborate with the world renowned professor Lex Loofah!

[@rockstarmommie13]

I’m trying loofas in our food forest next Spring. My husband wants a fence around the garden to keep the chickens out, so I said, let’s plant extra loofas to make our fence area…it’s going to be an interesting experiment!

[@PhilippinesFarmLife]

The best tasting loofah is the ROUGH RIGGED TYPE. In the Philippines we call them Patola in English we call them the sponge gourd or the silk squash. The SMOOTH loofah is the BEST for growing into sponges. They covering comes off cleanly. The Rough Rigged type are very difficult to remove the covering.

[@davidthegood]

Very true! We have grown both. I grew the ridge gourd on accident the first time. The skins were almost impossible to remove, but they were tasty young.

[@Darkfyre755]

This explains so much, thanks so much for that info! I'd also like to add that here in subtropical dry Australia where it's drier and the soil is terrible, the small smoother ones grow MUCH more easily. I still haven't been able to get the other type to grow for me well

[@Darkfyre755]

Thanks so much for this info! I've been wondering because nobody ever talks about the different types there are. I'd also like to add that here in dry subtropical Australia, I've had much more success with growing the smooth version in our dry compacted clay. The ridged ones seem to hate it here.

[@katievanderhoeven1323]

It's easy to take off the skin if you soak it! (Just empty seeds out first if you want to save).

[@PhilippinesFarmLife]

@@katievanderhoeven1323 This works perfectly for the smooth skin variety and they come off like a glove. The rough Rigged type is a different experience. Soaked or not.

[@mikhailkalashnikov4599]

We're also enjoying a great loofa harvest this year, on the edge between zones 6 and 7. I planted 6 seeds, but only one survived. As it turns out, 1 is all you'll need! Haha

[@davidthegood]

Good work.

[@deltorres2100]

I’ve been growing loofah for about three years now very successful. I got plenty of seeds to share and and have for the next couple years. I will grow every year. I think I don’t get a big big harvest, but I get enough for myself and Friends and FAMILY.

[@austintrees]

There is this wandering variety that is a hulking green giant known as 'Rigno'. When fully dried it's Green, thicker than any other variety I've seen. It grows so fast that it's basically not edible by the time you notice it. The leaves are purple-ish. It tends to grow alone, by itself in the wilderness, and should be approached carefully, but if you get the chance to find this loofah, 'Rigno'... Get a hold of that big guy!

[@AuroraB-74]

What an awesome scientist, he seems very knowledgeable! I have always wanted to try growing loofas, I just haven't gotten around to it. I'll try next year

[@craigjacob3704]

Your scientist is just ashmazing 😁👍 !!!

[@breaking_bear]

Fun fact: everything in northern Arizona wants to eat your loofa. Birds, mice, rats, squirrels, skunks, javelina. I'm not joking this time. Serious measures have to be taken in northern Arizona to grow loofa successfully, or just grow them in a greenhouse.

[@talieclandestine9155]

Well, it is native to that area.

[@NoNORADon911]

Sounds like the chicken of the desert

[@carolineloder2083]

Thanks for stating that, as we are moving up to N AZ in the next year or so. Good information to know!

[@deed5811]

@@carolineloder2083 Luffa takes over my back yard in Texas when I grow it lol. Probably best to use a trellis so it can climb up and sprawl less.

[@carolineloder2083]

@@deed5811 Thank you for the tip!!!

[@monkeymommy778]

You've got to hire that scientist for more videos, he seems like he is well read 😂. We planted some of Daisy's Loofah seeds a few weeks ago and have a coming up. One even has a few baby loofahs on it. Ive heard that people make soap and place the loofah inside of it.

[@WilliamMiller-nr5gb]

Been missing that old prof! 😂❤

[@Roescoe]

It's been so long I think it's his grandson.

[@jasonthegentleman2992]

It didn't occur to me to wash the dinosaurs, but that would probably explain the smell as they trample around the house. Perhaps with this growth, which I'll have to wait for next year to experience, we'll finally live in a house which smells less of feet, and more of wildly gesticulating appendages.

[@sashaarr7122]

Hi David. God bless you and your beautiful family

[@davidthegood]

Thank you - you too.

[@BaggenDP]

I love these videos........ keep doing them!

[@carolmayer9789]

David, I always enjoy your videos, and this one didn't disappoint! 😂

[@DanlowMusic]

The googly eyes on the Loufa. Chef's kiss. 😘

[@loves2spin2]

This is so fun. I love growing and using and gifting luffas!

[@qualqui]

Absolutely Schmashing to hear your invited professor talk about the Loofah Egiptica,😂such a versatile veggie and scrub pad, dunno why people prefer those plastic scouring pads made by Scotch Brite, those will take forever to decompose , meanwhile the trusty Loofah, once it is thoroughly used, will biodegrade back into Mother Earth, that her children may come up in future seasons, taking in nourishment from the earth and the sun.😊

[@SpellsOfTruth]

You should bring Dr Pinkerton on the show more often, guys a scientist...

[@mardiahring66]

Thank you! Had no idea loofah was edible. Eager to try it.

[@davidthegood]

They are, if you pick them quite young. Great stir-fried!

[@cantseetheforestforthetree9673]

I found seed at an Asian market last year for a cultivar of loofah that is bred as a vegetable. The gourds are short and squat compared to a typical loofah, and they stay tender to a larger size, the seed pack was just labeled “ sponge gourd.”

[@CIB8282]

That was absolutely amazing, thank you science.

[@Homesteading_heathen]

Trust the science.

[@annielochte4762]

My family grew lufa for about 4 hears when I was young. Late 60's to early 70*s. I don't know why it stopped but it did. Zone 9b. They were prolific. Washed and c!earned with em. Fed to cows are them and fed to.the compost... but as good as they grew, some blight/fungus/pest took em out and that was that.

[@RiversnRootsOutdoors8]

Lol the loofa pushing a police officer in space was great!😅😂

[@datatamer]

My single 2" loofah died at first frost this year... Next time I'll have to start indoors way before spring frosts are over!

[@lornabaker4039]

Lol. Thanks for the laugh today, I needed it. And some actual facts about loofah too. 😄

[@breaking_bear]

Fake fact: the sea cucumber's skeleton is identical to the loofa and they can be dried out the same way and cracked open and used as a loofa sponge.

[@TXJan0057]

We had so many loofa 2 years ago i still have dozens. We ate a lot of the tiny ones and so many at the end it was crazy.

[@johnreed5068]

You've solved the age old question of which came first the loofah or cucumber salad 😂

[@charlesatwell9976]

You are very creative.

[@adamdille6031]

That was hilarious man loved it !

[@bowtielife]

Oh my gosh!! 2 seconds in, and I thought, I'M HARVESTING A TON OF THOSE RIGHT NOW!!! We also ate a ton of them this year! Mine spread out 30 to 40 feet in EVERY DIRECTION! Oh, and I'm not sure your guest scientist is quite all there! 😂😂😂 I'm not sure about interdimensional travel, but being there before the earth's crust cooled? I believe it!! I called ours the Invasion of the Great Luffa Expanse. Your hand model for the washing sequence was a real hero for this production!😂😂😂 BTW I'm still growing those everglades tomatoes from seed your daughter sold me... and will forever grow as long as the luffa doesn't overtake them all.😢😢😢

[@b_uppy]

When you washed the dino i could have sworn i heard a very timy voice laughing and saying "it tickes"...

[@ellendey4458]

I love all the videos Thanks David!😊

[@yogamovesme3825]

I've tried 2 seasons now here in St Pete. I got 1 hours lol. Another good point is they last forever thank God. Testosterone velvet bean out competed it. I learnt a thing or 2 for next hurricaine season . To control the trellising coz when one thing fell it pulled everything over. Yeah we start again... seeds please 🙏

[@Mel-kh9zp]

Always loved the silly science guy. 🤣

[@dunawam]

Great episode. Very funny!

[@mio.giardino]

Tried zone 3, you are correct, our season is only 110 days.

[@stevewoodmansee5268]

Lots of laughs with the Loofah. Thank you!

[@beckymacilroy657]

I grew them successfully in zone 4. Started them indoors and let them finish drying hung up inside.

[@VagrantTheta_]

Majesty!

[@babetteisinthegarden6920]

Thanks for the info and I like them

[@michaelmosley254]

I been trying to clean up some on my plants today i planted three and they went crazy

[@SolomonJaye]

LOL man you are ridiculous. Thanks for another year of green entertainment. My wife got me one of your books when we moved to Orlando in 2020 and our survival garden is finally looking like something. Might add this next...

[@davidthegood]

Welcome to the Sunshine state. Thank you.

[@mjf719]

So, if a freeze is coming, should I remove the green loofah's and dry them out on a rack? My plants started setting fruit a bit late.

[@davidthegood]

I would wait until the very last minute. And if you have to pull them, pull the entire vine so the energy keeps going into the fruit.

[@nathanwahl5425]

The professor is the best!!! 😂

[@culdesacgrocerygarden]

1. Dr Pinkerton bears a striking similarity with Larry the Cucumber, are they related? 2. What does luffa taste like? Does it taste like a sponge? 3. The order from Daisy's store arrived today, how do you store Chinese Yam bulbs? Please advise!

[@davidthegood]

I am working on a video about Chinese yam. Thank you.

[@culdesacgrocerygarden]

@@davidthegood Thank you so much!

[@Mylittletropicalfarm]

I had a female loofah flower and no males and surprisingly it was germinated. Since I don't have another house within miles of mine I think it may have been pollinated by a pumpkin flower. So I won't save the seeds but I am hoping to get a few sponges from it.

[@GrandmomZoo]

😊😊😊😊 thank you professor!

[@lola-BBD]

are there oompa loofas in you garden? definitely need a version of david and the chocolate factory

[@amyrea4451]

😂 Good to see the scientist! 😂

[@MonkeyBoy-sd9vc]

This is peak dad energy

[@doesnotexist6524]

The pinata was peak loofah

[@expat2023]

From 🇷🇺 with ❤!

[@Homesteading247]

Your alter ego is so perfect 😅🤣😂😆

[@gratefulprepsnj]

I’ll give them a try in NJ. Thanks! I’ll order from your daughter’s store

[@BinkyTheElf1]

You know what you hardly hear ever see anymore? Your old door-to-door neighborhood spongemongers.

[@debrabeghtol4332]

Opa! I mean, oofa! Loofah! Hmmm.

[@breaking_bear]

Fake fact: my uncle was robbed by a loofa and it kicked my cat and stabbed my aunt's car tires

[@CosmicGorilla]

You are insane mate! Mucho resoecto to you and yours. 😂

[@cleightcleight3623]

@David Hey, if those things are like sponges then that does mean they retain water correct? If they do that then why wouldn't those be useable in the garden especially in places with drainage issues?? Or related things where it would be adventageous to have water around longer before draining away??

[@rickobrien1583]

David first off no mention of olives. second no mention that young Luffa can be eatin like cucumbers. they are delicious. Lets Go!

[@justinarnold7725]

Gary did they call him Mr Loofah Loofah?

[@elusive323]

I better stop loofing around and get some in the ground then !

[@LowcountryGardener]

You scared me for a minute there. I thought the thumbnail was a pic of the Z veggie.

[@CoveredforJesus]

Can you eat the leaves?

[@davidthegood]

Not that I have heard.

[@IntentionalHomesteading]

Will you have sugar cane for sale this fall or in the spring? I'm trying to decide how much cane I can process vs how much I need to replant.

[@davidthegood]

We have sold out for this year.

[@lucasnon1070]

Lol brilliant!

[@raymondferguson3358]

Did the professor experiment with some silly-cybin mushrooms before seeing the loofa assaulting a police officer in space? 😁

[@konradrueb1567]

I grew loofwafa this year .got tons of them.

[@davidthegood]

They are wonderful, aren't they?

[@PreachingTruth]

If you live in an arid climate, it's harder to get them to grow crazy.

[@davidthegood]

I bet it is. They die out during the dry season in the tropics.

[@rjp3593]

Can i loofah around while planting loofah?

[@terrieholloway9066]

😊

[@paladin0150]

Do you play them music by Loofah vandross to help them grow?.

[@StatmanRN]

Will chickens eat the seeds?

[@davidthegood]

It's worth trying. I don't know.

[@juliabroseman7386]

😂 hilarious!

[@swampcabbage3239]

Lufah .................................................................IT was there

[@LadyGreenThumb2]

Before cucumber salad 😂

[@chefevielee]

Do yall live in florida

[@davidthegood]

Right on the line between Florida and Alabama.

[@georgehisler8416]

Can you compost a loofah!?

[@davidthegood]

You can compost everything!

[@Erewhon2024]

Why not?

[@Roescoe]

Loofah? Loofah loofafah looloofafafa Pampas loofahs

[@Roescoe]

Hate is a strong word Professor Pinkerton III, Love, only love is what I feel towards your appearance.

[@blessildajoy]

Haters are dumb, IGNORE THEM

[@carlschmitt9562]

LOL

[@jameskniskern2261]

Eat the small ones!

[@ritashubert9150]

😂❤

[@RaechelleJ]

😅😅

[@caninecrazy]

Lol

[@DDWASH9595]

🧽

[@melindah3954]

😂 👏

[@RJ420NL]

lol, can you smoke luffa? Is that what you have been doing?

[@davidthegood]

I smoked it for a couple hours but it never got tender.

[@nickcasper2350]

There are soo many things you could wash😂😂😂😂

[@datatamer]

It's a fruit.

[@davidthegood]

Science!

[@datatamer]

@@davidthegood 🤩🔍🔬

[@Peachy08]

😂

[@arasdeeps1852]

I'm sorry, but your imitation of a "scientist" was awful! I cringed every time you started that act. You make a better scientist by being yourself! :face_with_raised_eyebrow: :grinning_face_with_sweat: :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:

[@arasdeeps1852]

For some reason, the emojis aren't working for me.

[@davidthegood]

It's the best scientist. Everyone says so.

[@mikogrooves]

I love scientist(singular) not plural..😮 But I hate scientists too(plural) 🎉and I also love cucumber salad 🥗.. and I love science... And also.. I love you David the good 😂 and your creativity. Bless you my son 😢

[@thuyhuynh7671]

😂