Grow your groceries

Grow your groceries 40 hacks for growing plants from supermarket foods

Simon Akeroyd

Book - 2025

"Ever wondered if you could grow plants from the food you buy? Grow Your Groceries shows you how. Discover 40 simple, fun hacks to try - no gardening experience needed, just a window sill and a recycled container. Raise tomato plants from tomato slices. Collect strawberry seeds for endless strawberry plants. Pick salad leaves from beetroot tops. Split teabags for flowering camomile. Grow fresh cobs from popcorn kernels. So don't throw away your melon seeds and spring onion trimmings, save them to grow new plants instead!"--Provided by publisher.

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Subjects
Planting (Plant culture)
Vegetable gardening.
Plant propagation.
Germination.
Gardening.
Sustainable agriculture.
gardening.
sustainable agriculture (discipline)
Informational works.
Genres
Informational works
Published
New York, NY : DK Publishing 2025.
Language
English
Main Author
Simon Akeroyd (author)
Edition
First American edition
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
192 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN
9780593959954
  • Introduction
  • How to get Growing
  • How plants grow-and how we can help
  • Raising new plants for free
  • Grower's starter kit
  • Feeding plants from waste
  • From the Veggie Aisle
  • Green onions from the roots
  • Lettuce from the stalk
  • Tomatoes from slices of tomato
  • Avocado from a seed
  • Celery from the base
  • Potatoes from tubers
  • Sweet potatoes from slips
  • Corn from corn on the cob
  • Leeks from the base
  • Salad leaves from carrot tops
  • Red cabbage from the base
  • Swuash and pumpkins from seed
  • From the Herb Aisle
  • Mint from cuttings
  • Chile or bell pepper from seed
  • Garlic from a clove
  • Lemongrass from a stem
  • Ginger from roots
  • Cilantro by dividing a pot
  • From the Fruit Aisle
  • Strawberries from fresh seed
  • Lemon tree from a pip
  • Plums from a stone
  • Apples from a pip
  • Respberries from fresh seed
  • Pineapple from a cutting
  • Blueberries from seed
  • Passion fruits from seed
  • Mango from a stone
  • Kiwis from seed
  • Lychees from stones
  • Pomegranates from seed
  • From the Dry Goods Aisle
  • Chamomile from a teabag
  • Lentils from dried seed
  • Pears from dried seed
  • Mustard from the Whoe spice
  • Chia from seed
  • Chickpeas from dried seed
  • Sunflowers from seed
  • Hazelnuts from nuts
  • Quinoa microgreens from seed
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the author

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