A Simple Guide to Regrowing 5 Everyday Veggie Scraps

Romaine Lettuce

Step 1. Fill a small container with half an inch of water, and drop the unused bottom or stump of a head of lettuce inside.

Step 2. Place in a cool, bright spot.

Step 3. Wait a few days, replacing the water every other day, until the new lettuce grows.

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Green Onion

Step 1. Place the ends of a few pieces of green onions, with the roots attached, in a glass of water.

Step 2. Wait a week for three to four inches of fresh growth on top.

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Ginger

Step 1. Pot a piece of ginger rhizome in soil—cover fully—with the small buds facing upward.

Step 2. Place in direct sunlight, and water regularly.

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Celery

Step 1. Chop off the bottom of a head of celery and place it in a shallow container of warm water.

Step 2. Wait roughly a week for leaves to grow and thicken.

Step 3. Transfer and pot in soil with the leaves sticking out.

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Avocado

Step 1. Wash seed.

Step 2. Use three toothpicks to suspend it over water in a glass of water (cover just the bottom inch of the seed).

Step 3. Place the container in a warm place with indirect sunlight.

Step 4. Wait about six to eight weeks for stem and roots to grow.

Step 5. When the stem reaches about half a foot, snip off three inches.

Step 6. When leaves appear, transfer and plant the pit in soil (keep half of it above the ground).

Step 7. Be patient. It can take five to 13 years for an avocado tree to mature and bear fruit.

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A Simple Guide to Regrowing 5 Everyday Veggie Scraps

Read this before you toss those bits and pieces into the compost pile or—gasp—the garbage can.

August 08, 2014 Kristina Bravo

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