Propagating Celery On Your Windowsill
1. Cut off the end of the celery: about 2 inches off the root end.
Keep those fresh stalks in a glass or jar of water, cut side down, and place in the refrigerator like fresh-cut flowers. They will stay fresh and crisp for 1-2 weeks.
2. Place the root end in a shallow bowl or ramekin of water and place on a windowsill that gets a fair amount of sunlight.
3. Watch it grow! After a few days, you’ll start seeing small stems emerging from the center.
4. After 4 weeks, those stems will turn into leafy stalks and you can start breaking
away the old stalks from the root end.
5. After 3 months, the renewed root base is ready to be replanted.
6. Replant in soil.
Other vegetables and herbs you can propagate on your windowsill using the same process above:
- Mint
- Sage
- Rosemary
- Basil
- Parsley
- Oregano
- Thyme
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Potatoes
- Lettuces
- Fennel
- Onions
- Green Onions/Scallions
- Leeks
- Rutabaga
- Carrots
- Cabbage
- Avocado
- Bok choy
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3 comments
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Megan @SB says...
@Philina, you can take the pit of the avocado to grow the plant, similar to what we have shared above. It could 8-20 years for it to grow fruit, so it does require some patience before you will get a bite of that guacamole.
On May 03, 2020 -
PHilina says...
I’m going to give this a try! Do avocado seeds really grow well? Any suggestions?
On April 30, 2020 -
Jacquelyn Nissim says...
Great suggestion….I did not know so many plants could be propagated!
On April 29, 2020