Plants That Can Regrow Themselves

If you intend to grow your own vegetables in your backyard or on your patio, you can 
always start from seeds or use plants that have already been started by the local 
nursery. Another option is to use food scraps that can actually grow another plant all on 
its own. Here are some plants that have this ability.

Romaine Lettuce

Having lettuce at home is always a good thing. While it isn’t exactly expensive to get at 
the store, you often want to have it fresh and need it without making an extra trip. You 
can have it on hand just about year-round when you grow it yourself. Romaine is one of 
the best greens that can grow on its own just from food scraps. All you need is the 
stump of your romaine lettuce and about ½ inch of water. Leave it in a jar with the 
water, and it will start to grow. Once this happens, transfer it to soil and you will have 
romaine lettuce growing.

Celery

Another excellent vegetable that you can grow from scraps is celery. Like the romaine 
lettuce, you need the base of the celery bunch instead of an individual celery stalk. Buy 
a celery bunch at the store and when you’re done using the celery, save the base of it. 
Place it in a bowl with warm water and put it in sunlight. Once the leaves begin to grow, 
you can transfer it to soil in a pot or in your backyard.

Potatoes

Multiple types of potatoes can grow on its own from the food scraps, including white 
potatoes and sweet potatoes. If you are working on eating healthier or even low-carb, 
you can still enjoy sweet potatoes. What you want to do is take a sweet potato and cut it 
in half. Take one half of it suspend it above a glass by using any type of skewer or stick 
that will hold it. A few days later it will grow roots, which is when you can remove them 
and plant them in the ground. You want about an inch of roots for this to work.

Carrots

If you like to eat carrots a lot, you can regrow them with the tops of your carrots. Cut off 
the tops of a bunch of carrots and put them in a bowl or jar of water. Set it in the sunlight 
either on your patio or right in your kitchen in the window sill. With a few days, you will 
start to notice more carrot leaves which can be used in different dishes.

Some other options include garlic, cilantro, onions, bok choy, and lemon grass.
