Summary of The TRUTH About Regrowing Veggies From Kitchen Scraps

00:00:00 - 00:10:00

In the video, the gardener demonstrates how to regrow vegetables from kitchen scraps, with a focus on leafy greens. He explains that vegetables with taproots can be eaten, but those without taproots should be propagated for their leaves. He also warns that biennials should not be harvested for too long, as they will eventually produce flowers.

• 00:00:00 Chris in Vancouver BC demonstrates how to grow vegetables from kitchen scraps by demonstrating the difference between vegetative and reproductive parts of plants, how fast they grow, and how many new leaves and roots will emerge.
• 00:05:00 The video discusses how to regrow vegetables from kitchen scraps, and illustrates the process with examples of lettuce, beet root, celery, green onions, and leek.
• 00:10:00 The video discusses how to regrow vegetables from kitchen scraps, with emphasis on leafy greens like lettuce. The gardener says that if the vegetable has a taproot, it can be used for eating, but if the vegetable does not have a taproot, the leaves are where the nutrients are. For celery and carrots, the gardener warns that they are biennials and will not produce leaves or stems for us to eat for long, but celery can be harvested the leaves until the flower starts to emerge. Finally, the gardener demonstrates how to propagate Chinese broccoli (gailan) using cuttings.