If you’re composting your gardening scraps, then you’re already in the habit of recycling. But did you know that some of those leftovers can actually be used to produce more plants? It’s true. We’ve listed 7 of the most popular vegetables and fruits that can be re-grown from scraps. Now that’s recycling!
You can grow both white and sweet potatoes from their respective scraps. Find a 2-3 inch white potato with 1-2 eyes on it and allow it to dry thoroughly at room temperature. Plant in an 8-inch container and cover with 4 inches of soil. As more roots appear, add more soil. For sweet potatoes, take a different approach: bury an entire potato with many eyes.
Cover a ½ inch onion root with soil and leave in a sunny place. After watering as needed, you’ll notice how quickly these guys sprout.
Plant a single clove with its root facing down. Some sunny time later, cut back its shoots and you’ll end up with a new, fresh garlic bulb.
4) ROMAINE LETTUCE
Place roots in a dish of water, but don’t fully submerge the entire plant. Spray with water once a week and keep in the sun.
Remove all fruit traces as well as the green stalks at the top of the plant. Cut sections horizontally from its crown until you see its root buds. Leave only about an inch of leaves at the base. Plant in a warm place with adequate drainage and water regularly. Once established, water less frequently (once per week). This requires a patient gardener, as your first harvest won’t appear for 2-3 years.
Similar to lettuce, put celery in a water-filled dish and cut stalks back to one inch above its roots. New celery will sprout with plenty of sun and a spritz of water once or twice per week.
Like lettuce, place cabbage roots in a bowl of water, being careful to keep standing water away from the rest of the plant. Hydrate the plant 1-2 times per week and keep in a sunny location.
Kama wewe ni composting scraps yako bustani, basi wewe tayari katika tabia ya kuchakata. Lakini je, unajua kwamba baadhi ya mabaki hayo yanaweza kutumiwa kuzalisha mimea zaidi? Ni kweli. Hapa kuna orodha ya mboga na matunda 7 ambayo yanaweza kukuzwa tena kutoka kwa vipande vya chakula. Sasa hiyo ni kuchakata! Unaweza kukuza viazi vyeupe na vyenye ladha nzuri kutokana na mabaki yao. Kupata 2-3 inchi nyeupe viazi na 1-2 macho juu yake na kuruhusu kukauka kikamilifu katika joto la chumba. Panda katika chombo cha inchi 8 na ufunike kwa inchi 4 za udongo. Kadiri mizizi inavyoongezeka, ongeza udongo zaidi. Kwa viazi vitamu, chukua mbinu tofauti: zikae viazi vyote vyenye macho mengi. Funika mizizi ya vitunguu yenye urefu wa sentimita 1 na kuacha mahali penye jua. Baada ya kunyunyizia maji kama inavyohitajika, utaona jinsi watu hawa wanavyopanda haraka. Panda mti mmoja wa mdalasini ambao mizizi yake inakaribia chini. Baada ya muda fulani wenye jua, kata shina lake na utapata kichaka kipya cha vitunguu. 4) ROMAINE LETTUCE Weka mizizi katika bakuli la maji, lakini usifunge mmea wote kabisa. Piga dawa kwa maji mara moja kwa juma na uweke kwenye jua. Ondoa matunda yote na vilevile shina la kijani-kibichi lililo juu ya mmea. Kata sehemu za juu ya taji lake hadi uone matawi yake ya mizizi. Acha majani ya inchi moja tu kwenye msingi. Panda mahali penye joto na maji ya kutosha na umwagilie maji kwa ukawaida. Mara baada ya kuanzishwa, maji mara chache (mara moja kwa wiki). Hii inahitaji mtunza bustani mvumilivu, kama mavuno yako ya kwanza haitakuwa kuonekana kwa miaka 2-3. Kama vile saladi, weka celery katika bakuli lenye maji na ukate shina hadi inchi moja juu ya mizizi yake. Seli mpya itapanda kwa jua nyingi na maji mara moja au mara mbili kwa juma. Kama vile saladi, weka mizizi ya kabichi ndani ya bakuli la maji, ukiwa mwangalifu kuweka maji ya kusimama mbali na mimea mingine. Hifadhi mimea mara moja au mbili kwa wiki na kuhifadhi mahali pa jua.