Wandering Chopsticks blog shares the idea of growing a renewable resource of bath sponges. Did you know you can even eat them when they are young and tender ?
You can also harvest the seeds for one crop and use those seeds to grow the next crop.
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http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-to-make-loofahluffa-sponge.html