National Trust launches ‘grow-along’ to help home gardeners grow their own plastic-free kitchen sponges

The National Trust has launched a new ‘grow-along’ to help people grow their own loofahs, which can be used as a sustainable alternative to plastic washing up sponges. In 2019, the team at Knightshayes in Devon grew their first crop of loofahs – the fruit of Luffa cylindrica, a vine in the cucumber family – and began using them to wash dishes as an alternative to disposable, plastic-based sponges. Extra loofahs were sold in the onsite shop. Senior Gardener Bev Todd says: “The interest in the loofahs was extraordinary. A…

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