{"id":12004,"date":"2024-11-21T22:58:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T22:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/?p=12004"},"modified":"2024-11-21T22:58:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T22:58:07","slug":"growing-unlimited-tomatoes-at-home-its-easier-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/?p=12004","title":{"rendered":"Growing unlimited tomatoes at home \u2013 it\u2019s easier than you think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re anything like me, you probably wind up with more food than you can possibly consume. It\u2019s not like I plan it, but I always wind up eating out more than I anticipated. The worst part is tossing out food that was perfectly good only a few days earlier. But these days, I\u2019m striving to eat healthier, reduce waste, and save money!<\/p>\n<p>Overripe tomatoes are just one example of a food that might spoil before we consume it, but after reading this, you\u2019ll think twice about doing it again.<\/p>\n<p>Because, rather than going to the store and purchasing new tomatoes, you can grow your own at home.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTube channel \u201cThe Wannabe Homesteader\u201d managed to produce tomatoes in just a few weeks using only a container, some dirt, and some old tomatoes!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"The EASIEST Way to Grow Tomato Seedlings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cLfpeUtyDII?feature=oembed\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Begin by slicing some ripe tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li>Place the tomato slices in a pot with soil, then top with a little more dirt.<\/li>\n<li>Water intermittently for 7-14 days. Tomato plants should be sprouting soon.<\/li>\n<li>Select the largest and most mature tomato plants and replace them in a different pot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I\u2019ve never considered growing tomato plants from overripe tomatoes, and I\u2019m guessing I\u2019m not alone.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to share this tip with your Facebook friends! Hopefully, we can help reduce food waste while also enjoying some juicy homegrown tomatoes!<\/p>\n<div class=\"simplesocialbuttons simplesocial-round-icon simplesocialbuttons_inline simplesocialbuttons-align-centered post-15441 post simplesocialbuttons-inline-no-animation simplesocialbuttons-inline-in\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re anything like me, you probably wind up with more food than you can possibly consume. It\u2019s not like I plan it, but I always wind up eating out more than I anticipated. The worst part is tossing out food that was perfectly good only a few days earlier. But these days, I\u2019m striving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/467509728_1085440420045765_1980151015470188793_n.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12004"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12006,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12004\/revisions\/12006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}