Vegetables You Can Regrow From Scraps

You can regrow many vegetables from kitchen scraps, which is not only a fun gardening project but also a way to reduce food waste. Here are some common vegetables you can regrow from scraps:

Green Onions (Scallions):
Place the white root end with about an inch of the green part in a glass of water. Change the water regularly, and they will regrow quickly.

Lettuce and Romaine Lettuce:
Save the base of a head of lettuce and place it in a shallow dish with water. New leaves will sprout from the center.

Celery:
Save the bottom part of a celery bunch, place it in a dish with water, and watch new stalks grow from the center.

Bok Choy:
Bok choy can be regrown similarly to celery. Place the base in water, and new leaves will emerge.

Carrots:
Place the carrot tops in a dish with water. While they won’t regrow full carrots, they will produce attractive greens that can be used in salads.

Potatoes:
Cut a potato into sections with at least one eye (sprout). Allow them to dry for a day or two, then plant them in soil. Each section will grow into a new potato plant.

Sweet Potatoes:
Place a sweet potato in a glass of water with toothpicks supporting it partially submerged. Roots and shoots will develop, and you can later plant it in soil.

Garlic:
Separate a garlic bulb into individual cloves and plant them pointy end up in soil. You’ll get a whole new bulb from each clove.

Ginger:
Plant a piece of ginger root in soil with the buds facing up. It will grow into a new ginger plant.

Onions:
Place the bottom part of an onion (the root end) in soil, and it will regrow green onion shoots.

Leeks:
Similar to green onions, you can regrow leeks from the white root end. Place it in water, and it will produce new growth.

Cilantro (Coriander):
Place cilantro stems in a glass of water, and it will regrow its leaves.

Lemongrass:
Place a lemongrass stalk in water until it roots, then plant it in soil. It will grow into a new lemongrass plant.

Peppers (Bell Peppers, Chili Peppers):
Save the seeds from peppers and plant them in soil to grow new pepper plants. Alternatively, you can plant a pepper with its seeds intact.

Pineapple:
Cut the top off a pineapple and allow it to air dry for a few days. Plant it in soil, and it will produce a new pineapple plant.

Remember that while regrowing vegetables from scraps is fun and sustainable, the results may vary, and not all scraps will grow into full-sized plants. Additionally, some vegetables may take longer to regrow than others, so patience is key.