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Showing Original Post only (View all)16 Foods That値l Re-Grow from Kitchen Scraps [View all]
By Andy Whiteley
Co- Founder of Wake Up World
Looking for a healthy way to get more from your garden? Like to know your food is free of the pesticides and other nasties that are often sprayed on commercial crops? Re-growing food from your kitchen scraps is a good way to do it!
Theres nothing like eating your own home- grown vegies, and there are heaps of different foods that will re- grow from the scrap pieces that youd normally throw out or put into your compost bin.
Its fun. And very simple if you know how to do it.
Just remember the quality of the parent vegetable scrap will help to determine the quality of the re-growth. So, wherever possible, I recommend buying local organic produce, so you know your re-grown plants are fresh, healthy and free of chemical and genetic meddling.
Leeks, Scallions, Spring Onions and Fennel
You can either use the white root end of a vegetable that you have already cut, or buy a handful of new vegetables to use specifically for growing.
Simply place the white root end in a glass jar with a little water, and leave it in a sunny position. I keep mine in the kitchen window. The green leafy part of the plant will continue to shoot. When its time to cook, just snip off what you need from the green growth and leave the white root end in water to keep growing. Freshen up the water each week or so, and youll never have to buy them again.
Theres nothing like eating your own home- grown vegies, and there are heaps of different foods that will re- grow from the scrap pieces that youd normally throw out or put into your compost bin.
Its fun. And very simple if you know how to do it.
Just remember the quality of the parent vegetable scrap will help to determine the quality of the re-growth. So, wherever possible, I recommend buying local organic produce, so you know your re-grown plants are fresh, healthy and free of chemical and genetic meddling.
Leeks, Scallions, Spring Onions and Fennel
You can either use the white root end of a vegetable that you have already cut, or buy a handful of new vegetables to use specifically for growing.
Simply place the white root end in a glass jar with a little water, and leave it in a sunny position. I keep mine in the kitchen window. The green leafy part of the plant will continue to shoot. When its time to cook, just snip off what you need from the green growth and leave the white root end in water to keep growing. Freshen up the water each week or so, and youll never have to buy them again.
Read more here http://wakeup-world.com/2012/10/15/16-foods-thatll-re-grow-from-kitchen-scraps/
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Fascinating, thanks for the link. Looks like another staple of science fiction
petronius
Dec 2012
#24
I have also found volunteer tomato plants in compost! Quite hardy and prolific!
peacebird
Dec 2012
#16
Mint too, right? & Fennel's really pretty and sturdy. & It's leaves are cilantro, right?
patrice
Dec 2012
#12
I planted a couple of rotten potatoes in a scrap of waste ground in my flower garden and have
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#23
I've tried, but I don't have enuf for the big composter I got. So I need to buy a small one.
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#34
Does anyone really eat leeks, scallions, onions & fennel on a regular basis?
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#33