Garden Tips #11 – Re-Growing Herbs and Vegetables

2. Bok Choy

Just like romaine lettuce, bok choy can be regrown by placing the root end in water in a welllit
area. In a week or two, transplant it into a pot with soil and grow a full new head.

3. Carrot Greens

The ends of carrots you usually chop off and throw away will grow carrot greens if you put them in a dish with a little water. Place the dish on a well-lit windowsill and you'll have carrot tops to use as a garnish or in salads. I actually planted mine outside and after the first year they regrew some carrots.

4. Celery

Did you know that you can grow another complete celery stalk from the bottom piece that you cut off and throw away? Rinse it off and place it in a small saucer or bowl of warm water, on or near a sunny windowsill with the cut stalks upright. Change the water every second day. After 5 – 7 days you will see the celery start to regrow from the center. Now it can be planted in good soil, in a sunny spot and watered well.

5. Cilantro

Like basil, cilantro will grow roots if the stems are placed in a glass of water. Once the roots are long enough, (several cm) plant them in a pot. In a few weeks, new shoots will start, and in a few months, you'll have a full plant.

6. Fennel

Place the white root end in a glass jar with a little water, and leave it in a sunny place i.e. a kitchen windowsill. The green leafy part of the plant will continue to form shoots. When you want to use some, 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 you won‘t have to buy fennel again.

7. Garlic

When garlic starts to sprout, the little green shoots are too bitter to use. Rather than throwing away sprouted cloves, you can put them in a glass with a little water and grow garlic sprouts. The sprouts have a much milder flavour than garlic cloves and are great in salads, pasta, or as a garnish.

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