Charming Kitchen Plants From The Garden

Sweet Potato Plant & Carrot Plant

Flowers and house plants are not the only types of greenery which will enhance the appearance of the home. Vegetable arrangements are attractive and original. A vegetable plant placed on a sunny window ledge will last for months. The best way to grow vegetable plants is in water.

Appropriate for the kitchen are the old-fashioned sweet potato plant and carrot greens. Place a large sweet potato, which has already sprouted, in a glass vase so that the entire potato is covered with water except for a small area at the top. If the plant is kept in the sunlight for a short time, foliage will appear. Vines can be trained in any direction and, as the plant grows, it will become a decoration worthy of display in any room in the house.

Carrots, treated in the same fashion, will develop a charming lacy green foliage, and watermelon vines–the products of watermelon seeds planted in rich soil–are an attractive addition to kitchen greenery. The seeds of lemons, oranges and grapefruit also produce tiny tree-like plants.

To grow a beet plant, fill a large shallow pottery bowl with clean sand and some small rocks. Cut off half an inch or so from the bottoms of several good-size beets (so that they will sit firmly) and place them in the bowl. Remove the largest, oldest leaves. Keep the water level so that about one inch of each bulb is uncovered and set the bowl in a cool, shady place for a few days. Add water when needed.

Other vegetables which can be converted into lovely house plants are onions, carrots, kale, common garden leeks, turnips and celery.

More Ideas & How-To’s:

• How To Grow An Avocado Tree: You can grow an avocado tree from the pit that you harvest from a fresh avocado. You probably won’t produce any fruit from the tree, but it is a nice addition to your home plant life.
• Never Pay For Onions Again: How To: Plant the cut end (root) of an onion in a pot and grow your own onions year-round. Never buy onions or onion seeds again!
• How To Grow Your Own Pineapple: Grow a pineapple plant from the discarded top of a freshly cut pineapple.

Article Source: Woman’s Home Companion Household Book (1948)

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