Regrowable Groceries

Groceries are out of this world expensive right now. Wouldn't it be nice to get something back from all of that money that we spend?? Well, what if I told you there are some produce that can be regrown from the scraps of your cooking? 

Here are three examples of quick-growing regrowable groceries:

Potatoes

Ever been in your pantry and come across a bag of potatoes that you may have forgotten about? Only to open the bag and realize that your potatoes have "eyes". To some people, they will just throw them out, some people just cut around them, and use what's left of the potatoes. Most people don't know that only one of those potatoes with eyes can be planted and produce up to 5 more potatoes per eye! The next time you find an eyed-up spud, cut around each of the eyes about a two-inch circle, so the eye has nutrients to grow from. Then get a 5-gallon bucket or canvas tote bag you have lying around, put about 4 inches of dirt in the bottom, then place the eyes on top of the dirt, cover with enough dirt so you can't see the eyes anymore. Once a plant starts to show cover, it with more dirt, complete this process until you are at the top of the bag or bucket. Then, wait til late summer or early fall rolls around, the plant will die.  Once the plant dies, dump out the container and dig for your potato treasure!

Celery

Got some celery lying around but not really sure what to do with it? Go ahead and wash it, cut off the butt end (not sure what it's called so here we are) of the celery and with the other part make a delicious snack of ants on the log! If you don't like raw celery, there is always the flavor trio of French cooking: put butter in a skillet and add the trinity of celery, carrots, and onions. These are great in any soup, casserole, or one pan dish, but I digress. Take the butt end of the celery and place in water (about two inches) with the stalk ends up. Then wait a few days, and you will start to see new leaf growth. Once you start to see the new leaf growth, cover the whole thing in dirt. Soon, you will have stalks of celery shooting up. When you need some, just cut the stalks and like a Greek mythology hydra, more will take its place.

Garlic

Want an endless supply of Garlic? Buy an organic three pack of garlic bulbs. Each bulb has about 10-15 cloves and each of those cloves has the potential to turn into a bulb.  Seperate out the cloves and get the skin off. Once the skin is off, slightly shave the root end of each clove and place in water. If the water gets murky or starts to have a strong garlic smell, just change out the water. Within three days you should start to see green shoots coming out the tops of the cloves and roots coming out the bottom.  Once the shoots are longer than three inches, take it out and plant in the ground, raised beds or a bucket. Since it is a root plant you will want to give between 4-6 inches of dirt in the bottom of a container then place the shoot side up and cover.

Garlic is normally planted in the fall and harvested in the spring/summer.

What other regrowable groceries are your favorite??