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Have you ever tried to regrow plants from kitchen scraps? I have, and it was a terrible mess! For a couple of years now, there have been videos and memes circulating around the internet telling us we can regrow vegetables and herbs from the parts we normally throw away. Celery, onions, and lettuce top the list of foods that can be regrown from kitchen scraps. But growing tomatoes from slices of overripe fruit is now popular. And there are hacks for carrots, ginger, pineapples, herbs, and even sweet potatoes!
The problem is, a lot of the videos and articles don’t give enough instructions. It’s basically just, “Cut off the end and put it in water until the roots grow.” But sometimes there are parts of the plant you need to strip off. And it helps to know which plants to sow directly into soil, which ones to put in water, and when to transplant those that will root in water.
That’s why I like the video below. It’s fast to watch. But it gives very detailed instructions on what to cut and how to root the plants. It also tells you when to transplant into soil. If you’d like to grow a whole garden full of vegetables for free, check it out!
nicest post and idea!!!!!!!!!!!! diy
We tried this but I think we didn’t do it right. I have to try again this summer 🙂
Thanks for this – great for my impatient nature! We are about to move into our new house and we are planning on growing a lot of our own food – this is going to work a treat! I will report back! I always grow my daisies from slips – that works a treat too.
I’ve never tried to do that. I love daisies, though. Will have to see if it works for me.
I tried this tip but only with onions. I will try other veggies too next time.
Did you do it the same way as in the video, or did you regrow your onions in water?
Thank you so very much for the tip
I hope you’ll give it a try! Let me know how it turns out.
Have never done this.
If you like growing vegetables, it is a good way to have free plants. It is also good when you find a kind of vegetable you really like, but you don’t know what is the name of the variety.
Thanks for the tip.
You’re very welcome. Please tell me if you try this!
I’ve done this with celery and Romaine lettuce – the lettuce will actually grow in water for a long time but you need to change the water daily pretty much. I could never make the carrots work before .
I think changing the water each day is a good idea. Ours got pretty nasty when we tried to regrow the celery.