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Plant your pips
Planting pips and seeds from bought fruit and vegetables is fun, and an easy way to grow your own house and garden plants for free! Many pips will grow into attractive houseplants and some will even bear edible fruit.
Avocado
Growing a plant from an avocado is a traditional project for children. There are two ways to do it - suspending your stone above water, or planting it up in compost. Either way, whether or not the stone sprouts is largely down to getting the temperature right.
The resulting bush is unlikely to fruit in most climates, but it does make an attractive house plant.
Read more about planting avocado stones.
The resulting bush is unlikely to fruit in most climates, but it does make an attractive house plant.
Read more about planting avocado stones.
The Pip Book
by Keith Mossman
If you really want to get in to growing fruit and vegetables from pips, then try and get hold of a copy of The Pip Book, by Keith Mossman. It's out of print at the moment, but you can find second hand copies and it's worth the money.Read my review of The Pip Book.
Pomegranate
The pomegranate is a very exotic looking fruit, but it is possible to grow a pomegranate bush that will fruit in a temperate climate.The nice thing about a pomegranate is that it contains a lot of pips, so you can sow some, save some and eat the rest!
Peanuts
Growing peanuts is a great project for kids because they grow in an unusual way. When the plant has flowered, the stem bends over to 'plant' the seeds in the ground.Read more about growing peanuts.
Grow your own citrus trees
Most citrus fruits contain viable seeds that will grow into attractive houseplants if you sow them.Listen to episode 41 of the Alternative Kitchen Garden podcast to learn more and find out which varieties are the most likely to bear edible fruit for you.
Grow your own pineapple
Find out how to turn the top of your pineapple into a whole new plant with this article reprinted from Gardeners' World magazine.If you can keep it warm enough, you may even be able to grow your own pineapple!
Grocery store peppers
It's easy to extract seeds from sweet and chilli peppers you use in the kitchen, and they're likely to grow if you plant them - but the fruit they bear may be different to the original.Find out how I got on when I grew my grocery store pepper seeds.
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