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Kitchen scrap regrow garden

Green onions, celery and lettuce growing back from the ends you'd normally toss, right on a sunny table.

Kitchen scrap regrow garden
LevelBeginner
AgesWith grandkids ages 4 and up
Time20 minutes plus 1 to 2 weeks of watching
Cost$0 to $5

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How to make it

  1. Step 1: Grown-up step: cut the ends
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    Grown-up step: cut the ends

    Cut off the bottoms of the vegetables, leaving about 2 in. Keep the roots on the green onions.

  2. Step 2: Stand the onions up
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    Stand the onions up

    Put the green onion ends roots-down in a glass with 1 in of water.

  3. Step 3: Prop the celery
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    Prop the celery

    Set the celery base in a shallow dish with about half an inch of water.

  4. Step 4: Hold the lettuce up
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    Hold the lettuce up

    Push 3 toothpicks into the sides of the lettuce base. Rest them on the rim of a jar so only the bottom touches water.

  5. Step 5: Put them in the sun
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    Put them in the sun

    Line them up on a bright windowsill or table.

  6. Step 6: Change the water
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    Change the water

    Pour fresh water in every 2 days. Measure the new growth together with a ruler.

Edie's tip

Green onions grow fastest. You'll see new shoots in 2 or 3 days, which keeps the grandkids checking in.

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