From the pot to the plant: how to transform the scraps into a flower garden

Luigi Romiti, herbalist, in his book "From the plate to the plant: 50 ideas at no cost to transform the house into a garden" underlines the surprising regenerative capacity of the fruit and vegetables we consume every day.

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Leaves, peels, waste parts of fruit and vegetables. Few know that even these portions that are generally thrown away are as precious as gold. And not only as real resources in the kitchen, but also for the cultivation of the vegetable garden.

Perfectly edible and reusable for the preparation of really tasty recipes or in many ways in the garden, those parts of the vegetables which are usually considered less attractive and useful in reality they keep several surprises.

He teaches us well Luigi Romiti, herbalist passionate about medicinal plants (which he cultivates and then transforms into herbal teas and herbal and phytocosmetic preparations), who in his book "From the pot to the plant: 50 ideas at no cost to transform the house into a garden”Of Terra di Mezzo Editore (also for sale on Amazon) underlines the surprising regenerative capacity that fruits and vegetables have that we consume every day.

Start point? What we normally consider waste are theessential element from which to sprout new plants. For example, all kinds of seeds - from the giant avocado to the tiny ones of the pepper, from the roots of the spinach to the base of the celery or leek stalk and even the pineapple clump.

This book suggests all the seeds and parts of vegetables from which at least 50 lush plants and spectacular blooms can sprout enough to decorate the house or the balcony or even return to the plate as a delicious food.

A book for everyone, even for children, and for each plant an interesting original illustration made by hand by Nadia Borgetti, illustrator graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies.

On the subject read also:

• HOW TO GROW CARROTS IN POTS, IN THE GARDEN AND FROM SCRAPS
• HOW TO REUSE VEGETABLE WASTE IN THE KITCHEN AND IN THE GARDEN
• 10 FREE "SEEDS" THAT YOU CAN FIND IN THE FRIDGE OR IN THE PANTRY

A myriad of useful tips for those who love to recover waste and want thicken your garden, from the choice of seed and soil through to compost and good practices to always keep in mind.

Germana Carillo