Celery was my first attempt at "kitchen scraps gardening."
I don't use celery often, but I do like to have it on hand to add to various dishes. Sometimes - when I go to use it - I find it's already beginning to go bad in the refrigerator.
When I heard about growing celery in a planter, it sounded like a fun project. So I bought organic celery and removed the stalks so I had only the tender heart of the celery and the base. I kept it in water until it grew roots.
I planted the rooting stalk in topsoil in a flower pot. It didn't take long until there were new tender stalks and celery leaves.
Whenever I need celery for added flavor in soup or any other dishes, I can clip what I need. The plant keeps growing.
I began an outdoor "kitchen scraps garden." I will be adding celery to the green onions, carrot tops, garlic, sprouting potatoes, and buttercup lettuce that is growing there now.
This is an easy project, and celery is quite an attractive green plant, indoors or outdoors.
2 comments:
You never cease to amaze me! Five of our Grandkids will be here for about a week in July! I'm thinking we can do this together - in two pots - one for me and one for them to take home! Perhaps I should run this past my daughter first?
Or it could be a surprise gift for your daughter.
Carrot tops are fun. Just cut off the top of the carrot, about an inch or so, place in water, and when new green shoots appear, plant in soil.
Also, cut off part of the white part of green onions, and put the roots in water until you begin to see new growth - then it's ready to plant. As it grows, the tops can be clipped to add to dishes for onion flavor.
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