LIFESTYLE AUTHOR
Rachel Cook
GROWING YOUR GARDEN n How to utilize scraps to grow new vegetables.
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resh food is arguably the best food, filled with so many vitamins and antioxidants — not to mention they usually taste better. Freezing foods can be beneficial when working against time, but fresh foods are known to house more benefits, as they have not been through the process of packaging, transport, freezing or any other process besides being harvested. If you’re looking to get into the gardening game, save a few of these foods from your meal prep to put into your garden during Austin’s next sunny day.
be transferred into a pot with soil. Most herbs thrive in garden soil with six or more hours of direct sunlight. Lavender, rosemary and bay are Mediterranean plants that prefer gritty, drained soil.
Herbs
Leafy Greens
For basil, cilantro, parsley, mint and sage, cut the stems at an angle, just above a node, and place them in a glass with about 4 inches of water. Trim off any leaves on the stem that would otherwise touch the water, and let the herbs sit in a warm, sunny location or under a grow light until they sprout roots. About two weeks later, once the roots have formed, the herbs can
APRIL 2021
A head of lettuce can be regrown by placing the stem in a bowl of water in a sunny location. Eventually, roots and new leaves will grow. Once you see the leaves growing, transfer the lettuce to soil, covering the entirety of the old lettuce with soil and leaving the new leaves exposed.
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