Sometimes experiment results can surprise you! Did you know that some veggies can be regrown grow after use? Try the experiment below to see for yourself!
Step 1
Check to see what vegetable scraps are leftover after cooking. This experiment works with several types of vegetables, but we recommend looking for the following.
You can grow:
- scallions from their discarded roots
- garlic sprouts from a garlic clove
- romaine lettuce from the bottom of a head of lettuce
- carrot greens from discarded carrot tops
- new basil from basil cuttings
Step 2
Take the bottom of each veggie and place them in shallow dish of water.
Step 3
Put your veggies somewhere where they wont be disturbed and refill the water every other day.
Step 4
Be patient! After about a week you should be able to see results. Watch them grow with each
Step 5
Once your veggies are fully-grown, ask an adult if you can add them to a dish or share them with friends and family.
All activities should be supervised by an adult.