Regrowing Celery…I tried it, and it works! I shared a pic on the Facebook page and got a lot of questions, so I decided to do a quick post on it to share. Mine is already growing happily out in the raised bed, and I’m starting a couple more this week!
First of all, make sure to use Organic Celery. Celery is #2 on the Dirty Dozen List, which means it holds on to all of the nasty pesticides used in conventional farming. Organic is the only way to go with this veggie!
Simply cut off the celery stalks about 1 ½ inches from the bottom and place bottom piece in a glass of water that covers about half way up.
Then wait…it only takes a day or so to start seeing the new growth that comes up from the center. I’ve read two different ways to go forward. One said that I could simply soak overnight and then plant in the garden, and another said I should wait until I saw the new roots starting to appear. I decided to meet in the middle and let it soak for a few days. I didn’t yet see new roots, but the new growth was an inch or so tall. I went ahead and put it in my raised bed garden, because we’ve been having pretty warm weather down here. So far so good…it’s grown a couple of inches since I put it in! 
What a simple, fun, and instantly gratifying way to grow your own food! Plus, the kids loved it and learned a lot. I can’t wait until I can pull it out of the garden and use it in our cooking and fresh juices!
I’m anxious to try this! Organic celery is expensive (what isn’t?) and I use it all the time. Thanks for posting this.
[...] “I have a dream today.” ~ Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. I know exactly how that feels. My dream may be on a smaller scale, but it’s a big one for me. I want to be self-sufficient and eat off of my own land. Even in suburbia, I know I can make it happen if I’m resourceful enough. I wanted to grow vegetables, but it has turned into so much more. Herbs, fruit bushes, and medicinal plants have already started making their way into my landscape, but the standard veggie garden wasn’t in the master plan until this year (though it was in my plan for a couple of years). It has turned into my Mt. Everest. Intimidating and very difficult to prepare for. I can ferment food and drink, make my own household and personal cleaning products, homeschool, cook all our meals from scratch, and offer witch doctor advice to those in need. A simple veggie garden? Kryptonite. I find it hilarious and slightly disturbing at the same time. This is the first year I have been able to make it happen and cannot contain my excitement over growing my own food and sharing it all with my daughter Katie. She will be four next month and is the perfect age to help and enjoy the experience. What a great way to kick off our homeschooling journey! I bought heirloom seeds early last year from Seed Savers Exchange when I originally planned to start the garden. The non-profit company is dedicated to propagating and sharing heirloom seeds with a very impressive community of gardeners/farmers, and I love that they give the history behind many seeds. I adore descriptions like Roy’s Calais Flint Corn: (Zea Mays) Heirloom flint corn originally from the western Abenaki (Sokoki) people of Vermont. Subsequently grown by local farmers Roy and Ruth Fair of North Calais, VT. How cool is that? So this year’s garden plan revolved around the seeds that have been patiently waiting to sprout for over a year now. The clover and celery are the only two not part of the original garden plan. The clover will be transplanted from the lawn and the celery will come from cuttings (another homeschool lesson). Here’s how the celery should work. [...]
[...] So this year’s garden plan revolved around the seeds that have been patiently waiting to sprout for over a year now. The clover and celery are the only two not part of the original garden plan. The clover will be transplanted from the lawn and the celery will come from cuttings (another homeschool lesson). Here’s how the celery should work. [...]