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nc4bo

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27. Making chicken and pastry today and had some celery with 2 stalks left so.....

Reply to DaniDubois (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 02:10 PM

Dec 2012

instead of cutting up everything (root ball and all) and tossing it in the pot, I saved the bottom of the stalks and stuck it in a shallow pan of water.

We shall see what happens! If it works, well we may have some celery plants in the garden this spring!

Thanks for posting!

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16 Foods That’ll Re-Grow from Kitchen Scraps [View all] DaniDubois Dec 2012 OP

That's interesting. Thanks for the link. Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #1

Posted to for later. 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #2

save post #2 thelordofhell Dec 2012 #8

Also, save the seeds from your squash and peppers (sweet and any hot) peacebird Dec 2012 #3

I plant the root end of onions dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #14

Thanks for sharing! Luciferous Dec 2012 #4

Rec'd and bookmarked. Kaleva Dec 2012 #5

Not quite as easy as it sounds. It won't always work with teewrex Dec 2012 #6

Since you're using something that you'd ordinarily throw away Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #7

That's right Ligyron Dec 2012 #19

Damn, I was hoping bacon would be on that list (but then I realized that petronius Dec 2012 #9

LOL Good one! But it looks like bacon IS being grown DaniDubois Dec 2012 #13

And the pig would become extinct. RichGirl Dec 2012 #22

"Who is to say that the pig isn't happy to 'give back' ". Hell Hath No Fury Dec 2012 #25

Yup...you're right.... RichGirl Dec 2012 #29

Fascinating, thanks for the link. Looks like another staple of science fiction petronius Dec 2012 #24

Knew about onions and potatoes, but not leeks. Thanks for posting. n/t FSogol Dec 2012 #10

I have a more beautiful and tasty crop of tomatoes proReality Dec 2012 #11

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

Cilantro gives us seeds that are corriander. Not from fennel. peacebird Dec 2012 #15

what about carrots? Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #17

we used to grow carrot greens just for fun grasswire Dec 2012 #28

Nothing grows more easily than spinach malaise Dec 2012 #18

or just throw you watermelon rinds and seeds out NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #20

I did that with spaghetti squash innards Warpy Dec 2012 #21

I planted a couple of rotten potatoes in a scrap of waste ground in my flower garden and have HiPointDem Dec 2012 #23

Kitchen scraps-- kicking to read later Hekate Dec 2012 #26

Making chicken and pastry today and had some celery with 2 stalks left so..... nc4bo Dec 2012 #27

our dying fridge is extra damp. pansypoo53219 Dec 2012 #30

Just transplanted MuseRider Dec 2012 #31

Even if one doesn't regrow... Blanks Dec 2012 #32

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

I can't cook without onions, garlic and chile peppers. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #35

But you're a hobbit. So..... :) nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #36

Update: I've got a baby celery!! Woohoo! nc4bo Jan 2013 #37