In a previous post on May 1st, I talked about growing lettuce from scraps.
I really didn't believe that it was possible to grow lettuce from the bottom of a head of lettuce. BUT I am pleases and excited to say that my lettuce is growing and I have included the picture to prove it.
We eat a lot of salads and so far I have three more "scraps" of lettuce growing. They are growing as well. I have tried growing lettuce from seed and was not successful so I am thrilled that this is working out. Give it a try!!
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| Lettuce day 1 |
I spend my lunch break surfing the web for interesting articles to read. Gardening was never a big thing for me because I have a brown thumb meaning most of my plants dies. You should have seen how many basil plants I killed last year. I was heart sick because I love cooking with fresh basil and making fresh pesto. My web surfing paid off.
For years, really all my adult life, when I cut up a head of lettuce I would throw away the ends. Little did I know that there are 20 Vegetables you can grow from scraps. It just so happens that lettuce is one of these vegetables. My husband and I eat a lot of salads. During this COVID Pandemic we are trying to eat as healthy as possible. Last night we had a wonderful salad with warm salmon and feta.
Growing lettuce was top of my list to try and grow. I didn't think it was possible to grow it from scraps. Actually, I thought is was possible to do it but I didn't believe I could do it.
I have very little success gardening again the brown thumbs issue. Then I thought what the heck. I am going to try it. Hazzah my lettuce stump sprouted little shoots. It's a little hard to see in the photo below, but take my word they are there. I am optimistically cautious that it will grow and I will take you along on my journey. So check back to see how my little plant is doing. I am about to plant it in dirt.
Check out the link above to see the how too's. Supposedly sweet potatoes and carrots can be grown this way as well. I am going to give it a try.
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| Lettuce day 5 |
