In terms of recycling in the kitchen, even the most attentive and virtuous of you may have underestimated the endless possibilities that lie behind a trivial root or a remnant of vegetable that apparently is only destined for garbage. Today I want brothers of Farms to explain how to grow a plant from a waste of food, something that gives a very special satisfaction.
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In fact, there are several vegetables and vegetables that can easily grow back, giving life to a new seedling, becoming a new source of food. .
All we have to do is know the varieties that are best suited to be recultivated directly in the home and follow a simple but indispensable suggestion to give a new life to our "food remains".
Grow a plant from a waste:
The premise is that plant varieties are more prone to spontaneous, rapid and lasting regrowth are at least a dozen. All are common and widely used in the kitchen. And the methods to grow a new plant from waste are easy to apply.
Obviously, it is very important that the "quality" of the waste used is high and, even better, that it is of biological origin to ensure a good regrowth of fresh and genuine vegetables.
With a little patience and some tricks, your organic garden obtained from food waste will give you great satisfaction.
Let's see how to do it, grouping the plants according to the technique to be used:
Fennel, shallot, chives and leeks.
They can grow easily using the white root of the vegetable. Store the end in a glass jar and place it in a sunny place with a little water.
In a few days we will see that the green part of the plant will begin to sprout. We just have to cut the right amount to reuse it in the kitchen.
The root should always remain moist and the water should be changed once a week.
Celery, cabbage (romaine broccoli) and romaine lettuce
A bit like leeks, these vegetables can grow back from their white roots.
Once the stems are cut as you normally would to use the edible part of the vegetable, simply place the base of the root in a shallow bowl with enough water to compress the white part but not the top end.
By placing the bowl in a sunny place and keeping the root moist with a vaporizer, new leaves will come out of the roots in a couple of days.
After a week, the new seedling will be ready to be transferred to the land where it will grow exuberant.
Garlic, onion and ginger
They are among the simplest vegetables to be grown from their own waste. To get a new garlic, for example, simply plant a tooth with the root down and place the container in a very hot and well-lit area by direct sunlight.
Something similar for ginger (which does not like direct light), which will quickly generate new shoots. After a few days, it will be enough to graft the plant and cut the shoots to allow the plants to produce new bulbs.
Potatoes
How many times have we thrown an old crumpled potato in the trash, thinking we can not use it anymore? Old potatoes are perfect for re-growing, even more if some shoots have already sprouted from your skin. Cut the potatoes into pieces of approximately 2 cm, making sure that the shoots remain intact and let stand for a couple of days at room temperature.
At this point, separate pieces of potato with the cocoon up to 8 cm deep and make sure that the potato has all the necessary food to keep growing. In particular, it will be necessary to use compost.
As the plant grows, add more soil until you get a vigorous and healthy growth that ensures a new crop in a few weeks.
Growing a plant from a waste of food is possible, even easier for those with a minimum of passion!