But we dont all have spacious backyards to plant nice, even rows of our favorite vegetables.

Fortunately, you might regrow many common vegetables using little more than your kitchen scraps.

Youll need a bowl, lots of clean water and small pots for replanting.

This photo shows green onion, an avocado pit and basil sitting in separate jars filled with water. The photos shows these veggies and fruits regrowing from scraps.

Youll also need a little bit of dirt and fertilizer to help your veggies regrow to their fullest potential.

Although most vegetables can be regrown, some do better than others.

Its also important to keep your kitchen setting in mind.

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Some veggies require direct sunlight and wont do well without it.

Others do better in partial shade.

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Simply cut off about a four-inch stem and let it rest in a small container of water.

A shot glass works well in this case.

Roots should start growing from the stem.

You just started your kitchen scrap garden.

see to it to change the water every couple days.

Place the container in a warm, sunny place, making sure the plant gets some direct sunlight.

Green Onions & Leeks

These vegetables are among the easiest to regrow from scraps.

A glass of water would probably be more appropriate for these veggies than a bowl.

Replace the water weekly.

Youll soon start to see new, green shoots growing from the bulb.

Once the shoots are about six inches in length, it’s possible for you to replant the bulb.

Cut the potato into one-inch cubes, and verify each cube contains an eye.

Plant the cubes four inches deep with the eyes facing up.

Water them regularly and keep them in a place that gets some direct sunlight.

Sweet Potatoes

These take a little more love than your normal russet or yellow potatoes.

Change the water once every couple days, and the potato will soon start to grow new roots.

Little sprouts called slips will start to grow from the roots in a couple days.

Once the slips are an inch long, plant them in a deep bucket or pot.

That said, if youre buying with the hope of regrowing your ginger, go organic.

Some commercial growers treat their gingerso it wont sprout at home, which makes it impossible to regrow.

They will be rough bumps usually along the tips of the vegetable.

Sprinkle about two inches of potting soil in a shallow container with a lid.

A retired Tupperware container would be great here.

Poke holes in the bottom for drainage.

Put the lid on top but dont shut it all the way.

You want some air to get in.

Now youre going to need a bigger bucket.

As with potatoes, ginger can take up a lot of space underground.

An old cement bucket with holes poked in the bottom would be a great home for your regrown ginger.

Carrot greens can add flavor to salads, and they also serve as a great addition to vegetable stocks.

For carrot greens, save the last half inch of the carrot, trimming the old leaves.

Put the container in a sunny environment and replace the water every day.

Garlic greens are even easier.

Put the container in a sunny place and change the water every other day.

Trim the green shoots to eat as you want them.

Anna Brugmann is a contributor to The Penny Hoarder.

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