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Fresh produce is necessary for optimal health, but it gets expensive to purchase this from the store or market each week. Growing your own fruits and vegetables is the best way to ensure a regular supply and when you grow your produce from kitchen scraps, there is no cost to you.<\/p>\n

Over the course of just one month, you can save at least $100 and maybe more if you eat a lot of fresh produce. Many fruits and vegetables can be grown without seeds and you just need to know which ones.<\/p>\n

Lettuce<\/h2>\n

A great lettuce<\/a> salad is a perfect complement to your dinner and you can grow fresh lettuce from those leaves you would normally throw away. Take those leftover leaves and put them in a bowl with about an inch of water. Over the course of about four days, mist these with water and once the roots start to grow, take these and plant them in the ground.<\/p>\n

Celery<\/h2>\n

Celery<\/a> is very easy to grow from kitchen scraps and all you need is the base of the celery bunch. Place a bit of warm water in a bowl and put the base in this. Make sure the bowl gets direct sunlight and after about a week once leaves start at the base, plant this in soil and wait for full growth.<\/p>\n

Lemongrass<\/h2>\n

Lemongrass<\/a> is a great herb and it is not easy to find fresh at regular grocery stores. Grow it in your garden next to your deck and it will keep wasps away<\/a>. This herb resembles regular grass and to grow it, just take the root, place it in a bowl in an area with full sunlight and cover the root with water. In about a week, this can be planted outside once you notice new growth.<\/p>\n

Bean Sprouts<\/h2>\n

Cooking with bean sprouts<\/a> gives your dishes a bit of extra flavor and a burst of nutrients. Take about one tablespoon of beans and put them in a bowl. Add a little water and allow these to sit overnight and then rinse them. Keep doing this until new growth occurs and then just allow them to grow as big as you want them.<\/p>\n

Avocado<\/h2>\n

The seed that is right in the middle of an avocado<\/a> is all you need to grow new ones. Take a container and put it in an area that is warm and has partial sunlight. Suspend the seed over the container and add enough water to cover the lower part of the seed. It generally takes about a month and a half, but once you get stems of about six inches in length, cut them down by half and wait for leaves. Once leaves appear, plant this with only half of the seed in the ground.<\/p>\n

Potatoes<\/h2>\n

Take the eyes on potatoes<\/a> and dry them out for about 12 hours. Dig a four-inch oil in healthy soil and then just put the eyes in and cover the hole. It can take about a month for new growth.<\/p>\n

Sweet Potatoes<\/h2>\n

Sweet potatoes<\/a> are not much different than a regular potato in terms of growing them. Take half of sweet potato and suspend it like you did the avocado seed. After a few days, you will start to see roots and once these get to about four inches, break them off and put them in water. Once roots grow to about an inch, just plant them in the ground.<\/p>\n

Ginger<\/h2>\n

Ginger is one the best fresh herbs to have on hand and it is easy to grow. Take a spare piece of the root and plant it in potting soil. Add some coffee grounds<\/a> to the soil this will guarantee a garden soil type base. After about a week, there is generally enough growth to use the ginger. Just keep repeating this to ensure a plentiful ginger supply.<\/p>

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