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What can you grow or propagate from supermarket vegetables?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
in Fruit & veg
Apart from a variety of herbs, tomatoes and potatoes, is there anything else you can grow from supermarket vegetables?
In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    ginger, watercress


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    Squash, if you get a ripe one. Maybe courgette ditto. Peppers and chillies definitely.
  • CrankyYankeeCrankyYankee Posts: 504
    Celery.  I put the stumpy ends in water every year to root then plant out in late spring.
    New England, USA
    Metacomet soil with hints of Woodbridge and Pillsbury
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Garlic. I know it's "not recommended" to grow from supermarket ones, but they do grow.
    I think courgettes are harvested too small/young for the seeds to be ripe.
    We used to grow carrot tops in saucers of water when we were children but you don't get a carrot, just green leaves. Apple pips and citrus pips will grow but you might not get a tree suitable for a small garden.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
     Peppers and Passion fruit to add to the list.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Plenty of ideas worth trying at no cost but a bit of compost
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    CrankyYankee said:
    Celery.  I put the stumpy ends in water every year to root then plant out in late spring.
    But they’re the best bits to eat … cook’s perks 😋 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Over the last 3 years I have used seeds from reduced tomatoes bought in the supermarket. Last year was the best harvest we have had. No idea what the variety was but it didn't matter as they tasted brilliant and they produced fruits for a very long time.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Dovefromabove said:
    CrankyYankee said:
    Celery.  I put the stumpy ends in water every year to root then plant out in late spring.
    But they’re the best bits to eat … cook’s perks 😋 
    I find the best thing to do with celery, is to avoid it altogether
    Devon.
  • alexryzawlskiqBU-X4OFalexryzawlskiqBU-X4OF Posts: 163
    Spring onions. You can get the living lettuce which I'm pretty sure is cut n come again which you can plant out. I grew a mango and avocado from seed. You'll never get fruits but looks ok as a houseplant.  Although not from the shop, I grew a couple of damson saplings last year. Basically all you do is get a small tub/freezer bag. Wet a paper towel and wrap the seeds that you've extracted from the hard outer shell of the core and put in the fridge. I got 2 out of 6 seeds that germinated. 

     I'm sure there's tons more things on YouTube. 
    Happy Gardening
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