Off-the-Shelf

I think growing plants from food like garlic bought in the store can be done on a larger scale. In this way you skip the seed period, which is hard for newbies in gardening anyway. Could this be done with onions, too? And how about other plants from the store that are sold as food but can be in fact grown at home for future seed (when it's non hybrid).

Offered by Michel.

Absolutely! Two important plants come immediately to mind - potatoes and ginger. In addition, most dried beans in the store will grow and produce seeds that will grow. I have personally done this with black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, and navy beans purchased from the grocery store for cooking. They are also a lot less expensive than buying the same amount of seed from a catalogue or especially small seed package.

Offered by Ron.