Hacks on how to grow plants from your supermarket shop.
Have you ever wondered if you could grow plants from the food you buy? Could you do something with those leftover apple pips? What about growing your own kiwi plant? And what if you could make more plants from the herb sprigs you buy?
This simple, fun and easy-to-follow approach shares the best 40 hacks to help you save money and grow plants. It encourages everyone to give growing a go without having to buy an actual plant! Ideal for anyone with just a windowsill or a few containers, use the tips and tricks to get long-term plants from your short-term shop.
From food growing ideas (like saving seeds from raspberries and growing them on) to simple plant care ideas (such as how to water plants when you're on holiday), this exciting and addictive approach to growing food and plants will help you get so much more from your weekly shop.
The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller*
Ever wondered if you could grow plants from the food you buy? Grow Your Groceries shows you how.
Discover 40 simple, fun hacks to try - no gardening experience needed, just a windowsill and a recycled container.
Raise tomato plants from tomato slices. Collect strawberry seeds for endless strawberry plants. Pick salad leaves from beetroot tops. Split teabags for flowering chamomile. Grow fresh cobs from popcorn kernels.
So don't throw away your melon seeds and spring onion trimmings, save them to grow new plants instead!
*Grow Your Groceries made the Sunday Times Bestseller list in March 2025
