Planting Plants from Food

You don’t always have to plant from seed.

Lettuce

1. Carefully cut about 2 inches above the roots, removing the outside leaves, but leaving the core.
2. Put into a container of water, and refresh the water every two days.
3. It will be ready for harvest in 14 days.

Green Onion

1. Cut 2″ above the roots.
2. Put the roots into a glass of water, and refresh the water every two days.
3. Harvest in about 7 days.
4. Don’t use more than 1/3 of the plant at any time.

Basil

1.  Cut the longest/highest leaves
2. Trim off excess leaves and put into water.
3. Refresh the water every two days.
4. Roots will appear in about two weeks, and you can put them into soil.

Onion

1. Cut off the roots and put them pieces root-down into soil.
2. Cover with 1/2 to 1 inch of soil.
3. You won’t be able to see them grow, so mark your calendar:  90 days to harvest.

Celery

1. Cut off about 4 inches of the stem.
2. Put into water and move to soil in 8-10 days.

Garlic Chives

1. Cut off roots and put into water.
2. You can start using the greens in about a week.
3. Don’t use more than 1/3 of the plant at any time.

Mushrooms

1. Remove mushroom cap for use.
2. Plant stalk with the cap side barely above ground.

Potatoes

1. Plant the eyes under one inch of dirt, a foot apart.
2. Allow the vines to trail.
3. Harvest in 90 days.