10 Vegetables You Can Regrow from Grocery Store Scraps
Turn your kitchen leftovers into a mini indoor garden! Many vegetables and herbs from your local grocery store can be regrown with just a bit of water, sunlight, and patience. Here are 10 amazing plants you can regrow at home—perfect for saving money and staying stocked with fresh produce:
1. Romaine Lettuce
Place the base in a shallow dish of water, and new leaves will sprout in just a few days. Once growth appears, move it to soil for a fuller harvest.
2. Garlic Greens
When garlic cloves sprout, don’t toss them! Place them in water or soil, and they’ll grow tender green shoots with a subtle garlic flavor.
3. Carrot Tops
Stick the tops in water and watch them sprout lush greens. While they won’t grow full carrots, the greens are edible and great in salads or pesto.
4. Turnip Greens
Place the tops in water and give them time to root. You’ll get fresh, peppery greens and possibly even a second round of turnips.
5. Sweet Potato Slips
Cut a sweet potato in half and suspend it over water with toothpicks. Once slips appear, transplant them into soil to grow new tubers.
6. Ginger Root
Break off a chunk with visible “eyes” or buds, plant in moist soil, and let the rhizomes develop underground.
7. Rosemary Cuttings
Take a few fresh sprigs and place them in water until roots form. Then, plant them in soil and enjoy your endless supply of rosemary.
8. Potato Chunks
Cut a potato into pieces with at least one “eye,” let them dry for a day, then plant in soil. Soon, you’ll have your own potato crop.
9. Tomato Cuttings
Snip a healthy branch, place it in water or directly into soil, and watch roots form. Transplant outdoors or into a larger pot for fresh tomatoes.
10. Mint Sprigs
Place mint cuttings in water until roots appear. Transplant to a pot, and it’ll quickly take off—just keep it contained, as it spreads fast!
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Why Regrow Veggies at Home?
Cut grocery costs
Reduce food waste
Always have fresh herbs and greens on hand
Great project for kids and beginners
Start small and have fun—your windowsill garden might just become your favorite kitchen companion!
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