Propagating Plants from Grocery Produce – Epi-3813
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Do a quick search on YouTube and you will find plenty of videos on this subject. Some pretty useful but most are full of hype as they attempt to cram as many varieties of things into them as possible. You will also find a great deal of “debunking” videos saying the entire practice is pointless and doesn’t work. That just because a celery core grows some roots doesn’t mean you can get celery from it.
In this case both sides sort of have a point. Something really are not worth the effort even if minimal production can be acquired. Some things work very well but the most common methods online are highly flawed. Some things “work” but the productive output isn’t what many expect. Lastly some things work so well that buying plants or seeds seems wasteful compared to simply going to the grocery store.
Today we will break this all down as to things like what is worth the effort and what isn’t. What the primary methods that we can use for this purpose and how choosing the right method and technique is the difference between a productive plant and a 2nd grade science project.
Join Me Today to Discuss….
- Why would you even want to do this
- Turn a waste product into a productive one
- Some things are hard to find or grow any other way
- Rapid production in some instances
- Bluntly it can just be fun
- Propagation is propagation, you can root a grocery store herb you an root one from your garden
- One thing to note, in some cases you really are better off with organic and in some cases it doesn’t matter
- What are the primary methods we can use with this type of production
- Rooting Softwoods – Like basil and other herbs – Rooting Hormone
- Regrowing Cores – Requires proper technique
- Growing Secondary Products – Like carrot tops
- Creating clones/slips – Usually from tubers
- Directly Planting – Like potatoes, baby crops, etc.
- From Seed – Often more useful that people believe
- Some Things you can Propagate Based on Technique
- Rooting Softwoods
- Basil
- Mints
- Thyme
- Parsley
- Rosemary
- Oregano
- Regrowing Cores
- Leaf Lettuces
- Celery
- Bok Choi
- Cabbages
- Best Grown for Secondary Products
- Carrots – for tops
- Beets – for greens
- Leeks, Green Onion and Fiddly Garlics
- Creating Clones/Slips
- Ginger
- Sweet Potato
- Direct Planting of all or Parts
- Ginger
- Sweet Potato – but don’t
- Turmeric
- Potatoes
- Horse Radish
- From Seed – Any But Some Fun Ones Include
- Peppers – especially unique chilies
- Tomatoes – the funky ones are the most fun
- Mellons of All Kinds
- Tropical and Unique Fruits
- Squash and Pumpkins
- Rooting Softwoods
- Some Fun Hacks/Tricks/Methods
- Using ebb and flow
- Using a rooting box
- Putting pepper cores in a worm bin
- Final Thoughts
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Re: horseradish leaves….heard the part about horseradish, and I grew that for the first time last year. The leaves are actually delicious (to humans) – younger tender leaves. I’ve also used them in ferments with tomatoes with great tasty success. They also function well for topping ferments to help hold veggies down as one might do with cabbage leaves (assuming you’re doing something that will benefit from a bit of horseradish flavor)… Fermented beans and carrots pair well. Just thought I’d share.
Huh glad you like them, may be I shall retry them as YOUNG, in the words of my buddy David, “everything we eat tastes better as a baby”.
I’ve re-harvested with store green onions for years. They’re so sturdy they’ll often regrow in just a glass of water. A few stalks of green onions at the produce section will fetch you a couple months worth of onions if you re-plant all of them.