16 Foods That Will Regrow from Kitchen Scraps

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This is something I keep meaning to try, but never seem to get around to. I'm going to try a couple this weekend.

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  • Profile picture of the author AprilCT
    Good way to start your own garden instead of paying $3 up for seeds or starter plants. Maybe this year I'll find some big planters to put stuff in next year because our soil is horrible for growing things other than weeds.

    Yeah, I know, I could do dandelions and find out what other weedy things are edible or making into wine, but I just don't have the time to do it.
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    • Profile picture of the author BigFrank
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      Originally Posted by AprilCT View Post

      Yeah, I know, I could do dandelions and find out what other weedy things are edible or making into wine, but I just don't have the time to do it.
      Dandelion salad is great. Bitter - but delicious. Been eating it since I was an urchin and my grand mom would take me to her favorite picking locations.

      I have always believed that certain tastes in life are coded in your DNA. This would be one, for sure. :-)

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      • Profile picture of the author AprilCT
        Originally Posted by BigFrank View Post

        Dandelion salad is great. Bitter - but delicious. Been eating it since I was an urchin and my grand mom would take me to her favorite picking locations.

        I have always believed that certain tastes in life are coded in your DNA. This would be one, for sure. :-)

        Cheers. - Frank
        You know, I've never tasted dandelion salad, the bitter might turn off my taste buds, I don't know. I have tasted some homemade wine ages ago. In any event, if my husband doesn't get to the front lawn because of the heat or rain when it needs it again, you are welcome to come graze :-)

        P.S. I'd have to grow the dang stuff in pots, some neighbors let their cats run free and there's always rabbits, etc. around. No way would I try that stuff in the yard!
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    That's pretty cool. We have a vegetable garden, but I think I'll try that on garlic and celery.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    I grew romaine lettuce from scrap stalks in cups of water a couple of years ago, it worked but the water has to be changed daily or it gets stagnate.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      I grew romaine lettuce from scrap stalks in cups of water a couple of years ago, it worked but the water has to be changed daily or it gets stagnate.
      Did the water cup romaine differ in any way from regular, run-of-the-mill romaine? Any quality differences?
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      • Profile picture of the author yukon
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        Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

        Did the water cup romaine differ in any way from regular, run-of-the-mill romaine? Any quality differences?
        Some of the stalk went brown but it still produced a full head of lettuce on each waste stalk. I only used water, no soil.

        A small aquarium pump might have helped the stagnant water problem, just something to keep the water moving.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ben West
    Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

    This is something I keep meaning to try, but never seem to get around to. I'm going to try a couple this weekend.

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    This kind of thing has always been something I think might be a little fun. Might give it a try with you myself and post back here after my most likely failed attempts.
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    I am currently growing garlic, pushed a few old cloves in a pot, I wasn't using and in a few weeks they shot up, looking forward to seeing how they turn out.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    I used to grow avocado plants from the pits. It seems some don't grow now so even though they're one of the safer things to eat if they aren't organic - if you're going to grow from the scraps, make sure you have organic starter.
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      My wife and I have been eating dry cat food recently, as a way to save money. The leftovers are thrown out into the back yard.

      This has worked better than we could have imagined. This morning, there were already three cats that have appeared in our back yard. A good crop, I think.

      Next week, I'm going to plant hot dogs, and see what pops up.
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      • Profile picture of the author ksmusselman
        We started growing grapes and my husband usually grows tomatoes. I didn't know you could regrow potatoes though. That's pretty cool!

        We also raise our own chickens and turkeys, and our neighbor grows corn every season so we trade meat and veggies.

        We converted our dog's outdoor pen to a garden when she more or less outgrew the pen. So I'm going to use a section of that area and plant some potatoes, see if I can get some to grow.
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      • Profile picture of the author ksmusselman
        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        My wife and I have been eating dry cat food recently, as a way to save money. The leftovers are thrown out into the back yard.

        This has worked better than we could have imagined. This morning, there were already three cats that have appeared in our back yard. A good crop, I think.

        Next week, I'm going to plant hot dogs, and see what pops up.

        ROFLMAO!!!!!
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      • Profile picture of the author yukon
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        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        My wife and I have been eating dry cat food recently, as a way to save money. The leftovers are thrown out into the back yard.

        This has worked better than we could have imagined. This morning, there were already three cats that have appeared in our back yard. A good crop, I think.
        Really it's a family of raccoons living in your attic.







        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        Next week, I'm going to plant hot dogs, and see what pops up.
        I think we all know what you mean by planting hotdogs. At least give the poor raccoons a running start.
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        • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
          Originally Posted by yukon View Post

          Really it's a family of raccoons living in your attic.









          I think we all know what you mean by planting hotdogs. At least give the poor raccoons a running start.
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    I live in Michigan where we get a glorious 78 minutes of sunshine every year, spread almost evenly between May and August. That works out to something like 45 seconds a day. But what a wonderful 45 seconds those are.

    If you time it right, you can actually see the doors of both locals and tourists fling open with people rushing outside to absorb every ray. It is actually kind of fun to watch for the ones that just miss it by a second or two dejectedly sauntering, then dashing back in to their homes or office buildings as they realize the thunderstorms are about to begin.

    In this cruel environment, all of our attempts to grow anything useful have been futile. Of course, things that are less useful (like garlic mustard) thrive. Anything good we do manage to nurture from the soil is usually claimed by the victor of mother nature's cage matches between the raccoons and the deer. Those are fun to watch too, from behind our fortified domes built well into the ground.

    Having said all of that, the one thing I am really passionate about is composting. I actually scavenge through the trash of family members who dare to throw perfectly good scraps into the garbage. Yeah, they look at me like I am certifiable. But that is what happens when otherwise sane people are methodically deprived of sunlight.
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