Take advantage of seeds and roots to have fresh vegetables straight from your garden!
Have you ever thought about growing your own food? Know that it is possible to grow several vegetables at home among those you buy at the market. Sure, it will take some time, but having your own garden is a rewarding hobby. Plus, you’ll always have fresh, organic food at your fingertips!
Follow these simple tricks to plant 13 vegetables:
1. Cucumbers
Make a cut in the cucumber and remove the seeds with the help of a spoon and put them in a glass full of water. The seeds that settle to the bottom of the glass are the ones that should be planted. Transfer them to the ground and you will soon have fresh, home grown cucumbers!
2. Lavender
Did you know that a lavender flower can provide many seeds? Rub the flower in the palm of your hand to remove the small seeds.
Spread them out and wrap them in a paper towel, sprinkle with water and leave them overnight. Transfer to the soil and in 8-10 weeks you will have new lavender plants!
3. Eggplant
Make a cut in the bottom of the eggplant, put it in the microwave for two minutes, peel it, remove the seeds, add it to a glass of water and drain it. Now take an eggshell, fill it with the potting mixture, sow the seeds and transfer to the pot. Also, separate the seedlings when they start growing.
In just 12-14 weeks you can enjoy fresh, home-grown eggplant!
4. Ginger
Cut small pieces of ginger rhizome that have buds, plant them in potting soil, making sure the cut side is facing down. Don’t bury it too deep. Water well and keep it in an area with filtered sunlight. You’ll have new ginger plants in no time!
5. Potatoes
Take a sprouted potato and cut it into two pieces. Fill a pot with earth, plant the potato with the cut side down and the eye facing up, and water the plant. Soon you will have fresh potatoes to fry!
6. Pumpkins
Cut off the top of the pumpkin, remove the seeds, spread them in a soil and cover with a layer of soil and water well. This trick works well with pumpkins and melons.
7. Pepper
Cut the pepper and collect the seeds in a bowl. Now take a pot, fill it with soil, scatter the seeds, water well and place them where they get indirect light. The seeds will germinate within a few weeks.
8. Tomatoes
Here is a simple trick for growing delicious tomatoes at home. Cut half a centimeter thick slices of fresh tomato and place them on top of the jar. Cover the slices with a thin layer of soil, sprinkle with water to make the surface moist and wait: soon you will have new tomato plants!
9. Onions
You may have seen onions grow a bit when they are stored. All you need to do is plant it in the ground for fresh chives. Don’t bury it too deep. Water it well and place it where it receives partial sunlight.
10. Lemons
The next time you’re squeezing fresh lemons, just pour a few lemon seeds into a glass, with soil. Water it well and keep it on a kitchen counter or window sill. You will soon have a new plant.
11. Marigolds
Dried marigold flowers have seeds that you can use to start a new plant. Rub the dried flowers with your hands on the bed or vase. The seeds will drop and sprout soon!
12. Pineapple
Pineapple is fairly easy to grow and not as difficult as you might think. All you need to do is cut off the head of a fresh pineapple and grow it in a pot filled with fresh potting soil. It will take root in 2-3 weeks and you will soon have a new plant.
* Via Garden Web balcony
Source: Terra
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