8 Herbs to Root from Grocery Store Cuttings

You can easilyroot herb cuttings that you buy from stores! Discover the names of the best ones you can regrow easily that you have bought from a grocery shop or farmer’s market.

You can have new plants from the leftover fresh herbs that you have got from a grocery store or a farmer’s market easily. The trick is to get fresh herbs with stems attached and root them as soon as possible.

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You can grow basil in both soil and water easily from store-bought leftovers. It is fun, and you get a fresh year-round supply in your home!

While growing rosemary cuttings in soil or water, make sure its leaves don’t get submerged. Keep the plant on a windowsill that gets bright, indirect light.

You can easily regrow store-bought celery by growing its base in a jar of water. Cut 2-3 inches off the root end and put in a bowl of water. Keep it where it can get 3-4 hours of sunlight.

Change the water every 2-3 days, and you will see the roots in a couple of weeks. Replant it then in a pot with potting mix.

Thyme can be grown from 3-4 inches cuttings. Remove the lower leaves and plant the cutting in a soil mix. It requires similar growing conditions as rosemary so that you can pair them together too! Do not take more than 25-35 percent of the overall plant at one time.

Mint is one of the best herbs that you can grow this way. Take a 4-5 inches long mint cutting and propagate it either in the soil or water on a sunny windowsill.

This woody herb can be grown in both growing mediums from stem cuttings. Place the jar on a sunny window and wait till the cuttings form roots. You can then transplant the cutting in a pot filled with potting mix and can harvest its leaves as soon as it grows above 5 inches tall.

Cilantro can be