Was thinking about growing celery next year but a bit put off by what I've read so far. Anyone had success with celery? Any tips?
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Found this https://www.quickcrop.co.uk/learning/plant/celery which gives me some encouragement. Most sites are saying that celery us very difficult to grow.
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I've found it very difficult - managed to grow on some from supermarket bought 'roots' - well sort of - but had no success with celery really. Celeriac is easier I think - though its not a like for like replacement once you've got it to the kitchensigpic
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The modern self blanching varieties are easy to grow.
Plenty of manure & water & 9" apart in blocks, not rows.
If they do get short of water they tend to get a bit stringy (fibrous).Feed the soil, not the plants.
(helps if you have cluckies)
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Originally posted by fishpond View PostThe modern self blanching varieties are easy to grow.
Plenty of manure & water & 9" apart in blocks, not rows.
If they do get short of water they tend to get a bit stringy (fibrous).
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I grow self blanching celery. Never let them dry out I use soaker pots (there is a very old thread which explains them). I have never managed huge heads but they do fine.Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet
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I tried and failed miserably
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I've grown trench celery, (slugs got it) self blanching (ran to seed) and Celariac (size of golf balls).
Last year I grew Kintsai leaf celery and I finally managed to get that celery tatse I enjoy. Two or three leaves in a broth gave the required taste.
This year I've grown leaf celery but its still in modules waiting to be planted out.
I must get it planted this week.
I may grow a couple in pots in the summerhouse to extend the cutting season.My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
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Originally posted by burnie View PostI grew some self blanching years ago and the kids Guinea pigs got the lot, I intend to have a go at growing proper trench celery once, just to see how I get on, might be next year.Geordie
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