How to Grow Fruit, Herbs and Vegetables from Kitchen Scraps

Regrown

Let Paul and Robin, aka Two Dirty Boys, take you through the process of reusing items to grow plants from kitchen cuttings otherwise bound for the waste bin.Vegetables have the extraordinary ability to regenerate themselves without fertilization - even your everyday kitchen scraps. With step-by-step illustrations, this guide shows you how to grow twenty vegetables that are every bit as delicious as their first incarnations.Ranging from fruits and herbs that will sprout in a matter of days, to vegetables that will delight in later seasons, Regrown is an easy-to-follow guide to growing new plants, with a focus on repurposing produce found in any supermarket. The projects include everything from carrot tops and mushroom stalks to ginger, avocado and even pineapple, with tips on how to use them in the kitchen, too.Grow new plants from your cooking scraps - all you need is a jar and a tapful of water... then just let nature do its thing.

Regrown is an easy-to-follow, beginner&#39;s guide on how to grow fruit, herbs and vegetables from kitchen scraps. What a brilliant, fun idea for spring.

A professional in the arts by weekday, a passionate allotmenteer by weekend, Paul Anderton grows fruit and veg in his East London patch with friend Robin Daly, and documents their trials and tribulations on the Instagram account @TwoDirtyBoys.

Paul Anderton

Robin Daly

How to Regrow your Houseplants

Learn how to make cuttings and regrow a huge range of houseplants as well as a few outdoor varieties with this simple, step-by-step guide to propagation.The second title from the authors of Regrown, in Propagate, Paul Anderton and Robin Daly show just how easy home propagation is, with instructions on how to regrow your favourite houseplants and some allotment crops.Conversational, approachable and aiming to inspire their readers, the authors explore 20 propagation projects from multiplying plants such as monsteras and rubber plants in a small city apartment through to making dozens of ready-to-go tomato plants from budding side-shoots on the allotment.With stunning photography and clear, detailed illustrations, the book also includes historical, anecdotal and personal stories about the marvel of propagation, along with a handful of bitesize interviews with other propagators, showing just how easy it is to share the joy of plant parenting.

Robin Daly

Books by Robin Daly

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