Many choose not to have plants at home because growing and maintaining them requires a lot of time and patience. However, there is an alternative gardening -and that can also help you season your dishes- and that is grow plants in watersomething that, additionally, will make your kitchen look beautiful.
Not all herbs will grow just by putting them in water. The ones that do are those that spread after being cut. Does it sound familiar to you? This happens with hydroponic lettuce, which is one of those plants that you can buy once in your life and farm forever.
Here are some more of these wonderful plants that you can grow in water. You will only need glasses or glass jars and avoid using chlorinated water, since it is very corrosive. It is best to use spring water, as it has minerals that can nourish plants. And remember to keep your plants out of the sun. If you can, cover the glass with paper to keep the root in the dark..
20 plants that you can grow in water
To grow plants in water, you only have to cut a branch –also called a cutting– that has at least two leaves, and that is about 7 centimeters. Make sure there are no leaves on the stem, so they don’t rot in the water.
Herbs
Mint
Oregano
Melissa
Rosemary
Basil
Sage
Floors
peace lily
Tarragon
dracena
water hyacinth
Hyacinth
pothos
Headband
aluminum plant
Zebrina
Tulip
amaryllis
Cyperus
Bamboo
aglaonema
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