How to Regrow Vegetables

During the winter months I enjoy making home made soup.  I always use leeks and green onions, and have discovered that I no longer have to buy them!  I simply regrow them!

Step 1:

Leeks and onions with about an inch and a half of root and bulb left.

After chopping up the leeks and green onions, I saved about a one and a half inch cutting from the roots up.

In this picture, I had actually set the roots in water overnight and you can see there is already some regrowth!

Step 2:

Six inch pots with 2 inches of organic tree mulch

I added about 2 inches of organic tree mulch to ensure adequate drainage, then filled the pot 3/4 of the way with potting soil.

Step 3:

Roots and bulbs in soil

Dig little holes that will cover the roots then pat the soil firmly around each little bulb.

Be careful not to go too far up with the soil, you don’t want it to get into the growing/eating part of the vegetable.

Step 4:

Day 1. Leeks and green onions, potted, watered and sitting in a sunny window.

Water well and set in a sunny window.  Use a window that faces south if you live in the North Eastern United States.

Basil, Sage, Leeks and Green Onions

Green onions after only 1 week! Ready to snip off the ends and add to your favorite recipes!

Leeks after 1 week growth