16 products that can be grown at home
Do It Yourself / / December 19, 2019
Green onions, leeks, shallots and fennel
To grow these essential home in cooking plants, you can use either of the stems with roots (bottom white part, we usually cut off and thrown away) or the entire bulb. To do this, place them in a glass jar with a small amount of water and put on the windowsill, where the bow will get him the necessary sunlight. After some time, will appear the first feathers, that with the growth can be cut and added to food. Thus, you have on hand will always be fresh greens - most importantly, do not forget once a week added to the water jar.
lemongrass
Fragrant citrus spice lemongrass or lemon grass - in fact, a perennial herb, so it should grow, like any other herb. Using stem, do not throw back - put it in a jar with water and put on the light. A week later, lemongrass will sprout and it must be transplanted in the ground. When sorghum stem will grow in length to about 30 cm, it can be cut and to dry.
Celery, bok choy, romaine lettuce, and cabbage
These vegetables can be grown at home from the remains of their solid stems thicken. To do this, you need a shallow cup to pour water and put down roots stalk her. Celery, bok choy, romaine lettuce, and cabbage very hygrophilous, so do not forget to add them to the water. After a few days you will notice that there will be roots and new leaves, and a week later the plants can be planted in the ground.
Ginger
to grow ginger at home, you need a piece of fresh ginger root and smooth with two-three live buds. If the root is too dry, it can hold a little warm water. Ginger plant must be in a pot or box with the ground buds up. Ideal conditions for this plant - a warm, moist, light place, but not direct sunlight. In addition, ginger tasty and healthy, he is also a nice (a bit like reed), therefore it can be grown even in the decorative purposes.
Potatoes
Many citizens of the phrase "plant potatoes" just cringe - it is easier to buy than the whole summer "roach" in the country. And in vain, because this vegetable can be grown right at home. To do this you will need one small potato with the "eyes". It must be cut into several pieces and a couple of days leave at room temperature, so that it dried up and does not rot in the ground after landing. debark potatoes recommended in a well-fertilized soil. In this case it is necessary to dig to a depth of not less than 20 cm, so make sure to utensils for landing is sufficiently large and deep.
Garlic
Grow garlic is very simple: take one or two cloves with roots and plug them into the ground in a warm light place. When the root system will be strengthened, garlic give the first shoots. They need to be trimmed in a timely manner, so that they did not take the "energy" and did not prevent the formation of the bulb.
Onion
Oddly enough, in the home pretty easy to get the harvest "tear" vegetable: Take an onion, cut off a collum with roots and plant it in moist soil. Bow He loves the sun, so choose a place for him warmly.
Sweet potato
planting rules and growing sweet potatoes are almost the same as that of the conventional. Take a tuber and send it in moist soil. A week later, sweet potatoes rises, and when the leaves reach 10 cm, they can be cut, and there, at a distance of 25-30 cm, plant another plant. Just make sure that on the Scourge is not bred slugs - they are very fond of sweet potatoes. And then after 4 months you will have a juicy sweet potatoes.
mushrooms
mushrooms difficult to grow at home, as they need special conditions - high humidity, specific temperature, ventilation and lighting. For their landing is required so-called mycelium, ie fungal spores germinated. Mycelium was placed in a substrate (a mixture of oats, millet, rye, barley and other cereals), where it takes the form of fine white filaments from which then grow mushrooms. Note: For successful growth of mushrooms require humidity 95% and temperature not more than 20 ° C. In addition, during the maturation of mushrooms thrown in the air is a strong allergen, so experts do not recommend to grow mushrooms in the apartment. Ideal - of land near the house or, in extreme cases, a balcony.
A pineapple
But turn your home into a tropical "island", on the other hand, is quite simple. It is enough to cut off the top with leaves (do not forget to clean out the pulp, otherwise zagniot plant) and place it in a glass of water. Soon there will be an outlet stubs, and thus, pineapple ready for planting. Remove some of the lower leaves and insert the plug into the ground approximately 2-3 cm. This fruit is quite unpretentious, it is easy to tolerate direct sunlight and heat. The main thing - do not forget about the regular watering. After 1-2 months there will be a pineapple young rostochku - this means that the cutting has taken root, and after a couple of years, the first crop can be harvested.
Your success in home gardening depend on many factors - weather, soil quality "Seedling" and, of course, on how lovingly and carefully you treat your green "Pets." Perhaps you will become bored very quickly all these pots on the window sill, but it's worth a try - let your children see firsthand how to grow onions, cabbage and potatoes.
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