Sowing at no cost thanks to practically free seeds is possible. Just take a look at what is present in your refrigerator and in your pantry to discover that you will soon be ready to experiment with new home sowings to be carried out in pots or in the garden. As for the varieties indicated, the ideal period for sowing is spring and early summer. So here are 10 possibilities to enrich your garden avoiding the purchase of new seeds.
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Sow at no cost thanks to semi practically free it's possible. Just take a look at what is present in your refrigerator and in your pantry to discover that you will soon be ready to experiment with new home sowing to be carried out in pots or in the vegetable garden.
As for the varieties indicated, the ideal period for the sowing consists of the spring and from the beginning of summer.
Here then 10 possibilities to enrich your garden avoiding the purchase of new seeds.
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Tomatoes
If you especially love tomatoes, why not try sowing them by saving the seeds from one of them? The process it's very simple. It is necessary to cut a tomato in half and extract its seeds. The seeds, after being rinsed, must be arranged in a glass jar, filled with a glass of water for a period of 3 days. At this point the seeds will be rinsed and dried. You can therefore plant them in seedbeds inside your home and then transplant the seedlings into the garden as soon as they are robust.
Potatoes
It is not exactly seeds, in this case, but the tuber same. Having a sprouted potato available allows it to be grown both in the garden and in pots, as long as it is rather deep. There potato it must be divided into several parts according to the quantity of shoots present and buried with i shoots themselves facing each other. After a short time you will see the first leaves appear and in spring the growth of the seedlings will be very rapid.
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Jerusalem artichokes
As regards the jerusalem artichokes, cultivation starting from the same tubers is similar to what has been said for potatoes. Slightly faster results are obtained by letting the Jerusalem artichokes pre-sprout before harvesting. In case there are more shoots, divide the tubers into several parts and bury them well spaced, at a depth equal to their size, in pots or in the garden.
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lemons
Starting from lemon seeds you can get a citrus-scented plant from grow in pots. In order for lemon plants to bear fruit, grafting is usually necessary. The seeds can be extracted directly from fresh fruits and can be buried directly in pots or in a seedbed. The ideal period for sowing is the spring months, as the germination of the seed will take place when the temperatures are around 15 degrees.
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Onions
The simplest way to grow onions without having seeds and cloves available is touse the vegetable itself as a starting point. It will be possible plant onions starting from the central shoot, or keeping the bottom of the vegetable and burying it in a vase. From whole onions it is also possible to obtain, by burying them, new onion seedlings from which to obtain the seeds.
Ginger
Lo ginger it can be grown easily in the garden or in pots starting from a fresh rhizome, to be buried in an airy and bright area, protected from the wind. It is important that no stagnation remains in the saucer and that the sowing soil is always well drained. A simple and anti-waste solution is to plant rhizomes that have already started on their own sprout.
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Garlic
Plant the garlic it is very simple, starting from his own cloves. Divide the garlic into cloves and choose the largest, which must be buried in pots or in the garden with the tip facing the surface of the ground, two or three centimeters deep. Choose a rich and well-drained soil, perhaps to be enriched with some homemade compost. Plant the garlic around the pink protects them from parasites and diseases.
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Beans and peas
The dried beans and peas in your pantry can be used to make some new and luxuriant seedlings in your own garden, without having to specifically purchase other seeds. The beans and peas can be buried three by three in small, shallow and well spaced holes, calculating the necessary distances to be able to place support sticks for their growth.
Sesame
Have you ever thought about trying to plant the Sesame seeds present in your pantry? You can think of using small quantities to sow in pots or in the garden, in order to obtain some heat-resistant seedlings and drought, as well as ornamental and pleasing to the eye. The plant will produce gods pods from which to extract new sesame seeds after they have dried. Sow in spring a few centimeters deep and on well-drained soils.
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PAPAVERO
In addition to sesame seeds, there may be gods in your pantry poppy seeds. In case you want to get some fiori with which to decorate the borders of your vegetable garden or garden, or to plant in pots, get ready to bury poppy seeds by pressing them slightly below the ground surface with your fingers and watering them regularly. It is good to sow in a well lit and sunny place.
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