Week 4: Healthy Eating Contest: Scrap This For That

My apartment does not get much sun, but at this time of year, there is some light that comes into my western window. Having nothing to lose, I put the bottoms of two heads of romaine lettuce into a coconut shell bowl with a little bit of water to cover the bottom. It was a joyous surprise to see that within a few days, I had grown these beautiful green leaves. Though they are small, they are the perfect micro greens needed to compliment my sandwich. There is something so gratifying in both watching the regrowth and enjoying the taste of something fresh and homegrown from what would have been thrown in the compost bin.

recycle/reuse green onions - here with dill

Yippie Skippie - I've not shopped for green onions since March - so fun now in the pandemic to step outside and harvest my second/third/fourth cuttings from my regrown green onions.  Nothing better than a freshly cut - anything for great flavor.  I decided to plant the "stubs" with some dill seeds and have found it makes an interesting pot on my front step. Didn't have much success with the lettuce - tried it twice - but it wimped out on me.

These tomato and squash plants were "scraps" out of my compost pile! I gingerly scooped them out and replanted in my flower garden and a pot. So far they are doing well. Since I don't know exactly where they came from I don't know what kind of veggies I'll get from them when they mature. I love that they came up on their own. Super easy!

Here I am with my compost pile "scraps". I gingerly pulled out the mystery tomato and squash starts and replanted them in my flower garden and a pot. We'll see what I get when they mature!

These "scraps" came from my compost pile. I will have mystery tomatoes and squash when they are mature.

Growing sweet potatoes!  The slips will eventually be planted next to the shallots I grew from a sprouted shallot.  I think it's really interesting how one mother plant can spawn a whole bunch more!

Using Sweet potatoes can yield yummy nutrient rich, greens and a beautiful plant!leafy delights from scrap of sweet potato