Nowadays, buying vegetables are expensive. If you do shopping for cereals, vegetables, and other grocery items you know how much they cost you. This is why many Indian people are now interested in starting their own home garden for eating fresh, healthy, and affordable food. However, if you don’t want to invest you can grow vegetables from the kitchen leftovers which you would throw out. If you’re serious about growing your own food, this post shares 5 easy vegetables you can grow yourself from kitchen scraps
Celery
Celery is one of the best and easiest foods you can grow from the kitchen scraps. Take a bowl, cut off the base of Celery and put it in the bowl by adding little warm water in the base of the bowl. When done, keep the bowl under the direct sunlight and each day you will begin to see the leaves growing with the base. So, when Celery becomes thickens, switch into soil and wait for the full growth.
Sprouts
If you love eating sprouts, start growing it from your kitchen. You just need a bowl and put beans in it with little water. Leave it overnight and drain the water in the morning. Wash the beans and put them again in the container or bowl. Now cover the container tightly with a towel and leave it overnight. You will start noticing the sprouts begin to appear.
Avocado
If you love this superfood, grow it straight from your kitchen. You need Avocado seed to get its steady growth. Wash the seed and suspend it over the water in a container. Ensure water can cover the half-of-inch of the seed. Now, place the container in a warm area (not in direct sunlight). Keep water every day. So, wait for six weeks and you will start to plant in the soil.
Ginger & Garlic
Ginger & garlic are the basic and important ingredients for making delicious food. So, why not grow them in your home? You need to plant one piece of ginger and garlic in the potting soil. This further creates roots in the soil. In a couple of weeks you will see new roots appearing. When this happens, you can enjoy the fresh ginger and garlic of your home. Remember to keep them in direct sunlight for plenty of growth.
Peppers
If you love hot chili peppers then you can grow it easily from the kitchen scraps. Collect the seeds of chilies and plant them in potting soil. Keep them in direct sunlight. These grow fast and do not require extra care like other vegetables.
So, these are 5 easy vegetables you can grow yourself. Start growing today!
