Produce is one of those items that you rarely to never see a coupon for. There are also times during the year or due to natural disasters that the price of produce spikes. So after my previous post about regrowing green onions I was curious were there other vegetables that I can regrow?? I was so excited to find out that there is and I can't wait to try it! Continue reading to find out what vegetables you can regrow and how!
Celery: I will need to wait til spring to try this out. All you do is cut off the bottom white part (the one you're going to throw away anyhow) Place the bottom in a shallow dish of warm water overnight. The next day dig a hole about an inch deeper than your celery bottom. Generously water the hole and place the celery bottom in and cover with an inch of dirt. Water again. In about 3-4 days you should start to see the celery growing. at this point you will want to place a cut soda bottle around the base so that the stalks grow upward and not sideways. I can't wait to try this! Thanks Providence-Acres!
Garlic: Not often do you have a recipe that requires a whole bulb of garlic. So what to do with the left over cloves? Simple you can plant them in a container with about 4" of soil. When the plant grows about 6" above the dirt the new garlic bulb is ready to use. Yay! I will definitely be growing garlic year round now!
Potatoes: So my family normally goes through a sack of potatoes before they have a chance to go bad but I am going to have to set a couple aside for this. Before you toss those potatoes that you haven't had a chance to use think about re-growing them (you can even do this indoors). When the potatoes have lost their firmness and have begun sprouting eyes you can cut off the eyes and plant them to grow new potatoes. You will want to keep a nice amount of the meat of the potato attached to the eye as this will provide nutrients to the eye. Fill a container with at least 6" of soil and plant the potato sprout side up. If your sprout is 1" or less bury it completely if it is longer than an inch it can remain above ground. Water the potato(es) and place in a sunny area (14 hours of sunlight a day or more) As the potato grows you will want to add 2-3" of soil around the plant for every 6" it grows above the soil. Stop watering after the plant flowers and allow the plant to yellow and die down. For small potatoes you can harvest 2-3 weeks after the plant flowers or for larger potatoes 2-3 weeks after it dies down.
Good luck and Happy Harvesting!!!
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