My experiment is working

[diamondbp]

Although this may be no secret to some, I tried a replanting experiment and it's working.
I simply saved some of the bases from some fresh romaine heads and left them in water to see if they would generate. And sure enough most (not all) started too.

After 10 days or so of being in water I transplanted them in organic soil and some have really began to grow. I'm not sure what the long term results will be but it looks like a good way to recycle and produce some more of my own food in less time.

Any opinions or thoughts are appreciated

 

[wellington]

Looks nasty at first, in the water pic, but hey if it works, right. You should also try using some of the living lettuces you can buy, that still has the roots on them, I bet they would grow good to.

 

[diamondbp]

Looks nasty at first, in the water pic, but hey if it works, right. You should also try using some of the living lettuces you can buy, that still has the roots on them, I bet they would grow good to.

I will have to look for that. I've never seen those in my local groceries.

 

[wellington]

Try a whole foods or a grocer that carries lots of organics

 

[Jodie]

That's ingenious! I would have never thought of that. Thanks for sharing.

 

[diamondbp]

Try a whole foods or a grocer that carries lots of organics

We often travel to a whole foods that's 70 miles away. Usually every two weeks. I will surely check it out next time to see if I overlooked something. Thanks for the suggestion

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Nice! I tried planting a couple living lettuce heads in the summer... and they got all brown and slimy. I think I watered them too much.
This is great, I'll have to give it a go!

 

[AmRoKo]

Well I'm definitely going to try this. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Abdulla6169]

I scattered lettuce seeds in the garden, look what I have now:




Buying seeds and growing them is more productive and cheaper