I learned it by accident: One day I discovered that potato peels I had thrown into the compost started to grow and weeks later I had a nice harvest of new potatoes. They tasted even better than the store-bought - no wonder to the fine compost soil they grew in.
Buy once and keep growing - sounds almost too good to be true. Instead of just composting or throwing away the leftovers, you can grow new plants from them. This not only benefits your wallet but is also an important step against food waste. Here are just a few examples, there is more produce you can re-grow:
- Green onion
- celery
- ginger
- garlic
- potatoes
An onion does not just grow a new plant. Instead of replanting them, you can also grow and use the green of the onion. The roots of the onion must be placed in a container filled with water and placed in a sunny place. Then you should change the water every few days. With this care, the green of the onion begins to grow again. You can also just use the remaining part of a green onion (with the roots on) and place it in moist soil.
Celery
Place the leftover celery stalk in a shallow bowl of water and then place on a sunny windowsill. Make sure that the core is just covered with water and it is changed every few days. After a good week, fresh leaves begin to sprout from the stalk. Now you can put the whole thing in a pot with earth. A few weeks later you will already be able to harvest new celery.
GInger
Ginger is not only healthy and delicious, but it's also easy to grow by yourself. All you need is patience. Leaving the tubers for some time, it forms small, green shoots by itself. These can be broken off and planted in a pot with soil. A few months later, when the leaves have died, the ginger root can be harvested.
Garlic
Garlic cloves, which are a little longer, form small shoots. The growth can be accelerated if the toes are placed in a bowl with a bit of water. After a few days, the garlic sprouts are a couple inches long and can be harvested. They taste milder than the originals and are perfect for refining dishes. If you want to grow a new garlic bulb, plant a toe in a pot with soil. The pot should then stand in a sunny place and be watered regularly.
Potatoes
You can easily cut a raw potato into pieces, making sure that each piece has two "eyes" and is at least one inch thick. The potato pieces should then stand in an airy place and dry. After two days, they can be planted in moist soil. Since the tubers need very nutrient-rich soil, the soil should be best mixed with some compost. Now a new potato plant can grow!
Get more ideas and images here:
https://www.icreativeideas.com/13-vegetables-that-you-can-regrow-again-and-again/
Best thing is: you can grow these veggies also during the winter on a windowsill. Enjoy your own FREE produce!
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