Zombie Celery

I read somewhere (maybe in a comment here?) that the leftover base from a bunch of grocery store celery can be sprouted and will regenerate another celery plant.

Really?

If it was posted on the internet then it has to be true, right?

I decided to try it.

After a few days, this is what I found:

Two weeks later (last week), we have this:

So what next? I see roots forming underneath, so fairly soon I’ll to it in good moist loose soil and let it root. It isn’t frost hardy, so that will have to be another two weeks or so if it goes outside (thus far I have no desire to grow celery in an indoor container).

For this, by the way, I have been labeled “cheap”.

Ha.

Actually, I probably am cheap but this little deal doesn’t register on the cheap scale.

It isn’t about the money, it is about trying new things sometimes just to see if they work. 😉