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Dig in! : 12 easy gardening projects using kitchen scraps / Kari Cornell ; photographs by Jennifer S. Larson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis, MN : Millbrook Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781512430653
  • 151243065X
Other title:
  • Twelve easy gardening projects using kitchen scraps
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Dig in!LOC classification:
  • SB457 .C658 2018
Contents:
Food from scraps -- Grow romaine lettuce from stubs -- Plant a pineapple -- Start your own celery plant -- Putting down roots -- Sprout lemongrass from the stalk -- Starting herbs from cuttings -- Growing green onions or leeks -- Tubers, bulbs, and rhizomes -- Grow garlic from a single clove -- Start ginger from a root -- Sprout a sweet potato -- Save those seeds! -- Pepper in a newspaper pot -- Pumpkin from harvested seeds -- Lemon tree in a planter.
Summary: This activity book is attractive and well-illustrated, with tantalizing projects like growing ginger root and making lemongrass ice cream. (Miller Library Staff)Summary: Grow your own fruits and vegetables from nothing but kitchen scraps! Instead of throwing away leftovers in your kitchen, learn how to use them to grow more. Step-by-step instructions and recipes will help you enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection SB324 .C67 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800175101
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Food from scraps -- Grow romaine lettuce from stubs -- Plant a pineapple -- Start your own celery plant -- Putting down roots -- Sprout lemongrass from the stalk -- Starting herbs from cuttings -- Growing green onions or leeks -- Tubers, bulbs, and rhizomes -- Grow garlic from a single clove -- Start ginger from a root -- Sprout a sweet potato -- Save those seeds! -- Pepper in a newspaper pot -- Pumpkin from harvested seeds -- Lemon tree in a planter.

This activity book is attractive and well-illustrated, with tantalizing projects like growing ginger root and making lemongrass ice cream. (Miller Library Staff)

Grow your own fruits and vegetables from nothing but kitchen scraps! Instead of throwing away leftovers in your kitchen, learn how to use them to grow more. Step-by-step instructions and recipes will help you enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up and for parents.

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