Certainly! Here’s a list of 20 vegetables that you can regrow from kitchen scraps:
- Lettuce: Place the base of a lettuce head in a shallow dish of water. New leaves will grow from the center.
- Green Onions/Scallions: Place the white root end in water, and they will regrow new shoots.
- Celery: Cut off the base and place it in a shallow dish of water. New stalks will grow from the center.
- Carrots: Cut off the top of a carrot and place it in a shallow dish of water. It will produce green foliage.
- Garlic: Plant a garlic clove with the pointed end facing up in soil, and it will sprout new garlic greens.
- Onions: Cut off the root end of an onion and plant it in soil. It will grow into a new onion bulb.
- Potatoes: Cut a potato into pieces with at least one eye per piece and plant them in soil. Each piece will grow into a new potato plant.
- Sweet Potatoes: Place a sweet potato in water, and it will sprout new roots and vines.
- Ginger: Plant a piece of ginger root in soil, and it will grow into a new ginger plant.
- Bok Choy: Place the base of a bok choy head in water, and new leaves will regrow from the center.
- Romaine Lettuce: Similar to lettuce, place the base of a romaine lettuce head in water to regrow new leaves.
- Cabbage: Cut the base of a cabbage head and place it in water. New leaves will grow from the center.
- Leeks: Place the white root end of a leek in water, and it will regrow new shoots.
- Fennel: Cut off the base of a fennel bulb and place it in water. It will regrow new shoots and foliage.
- Turnips: Cut off the top of a turnip and place it in water. It will produce green foliage.
- Radishes: Cut off the top of a radish and place it in water. It will regrow new leaves.
- Swiss Chard: Place the base of a Swiss chard bunch in water, and it will regrow new leaves.
- Beets: Cut off the top of a beet and place it in water. It will produce green foliage.
- Kale: Similar to Swiss chard, place the base of a kale bunch in water to regrow new leaves.
- Pumpkin/Squash: Save the seeds from a pumpkin or squash and plant them in soil. They will grow into new plants.
Regrowing vegetables from scraps is not only sustainable but also a fun way to reduce waste and enjoy fresh produce at home.
