It's stuck!!!!!

[Nicos]

I've got 3 celeriac in the ground still and decided I'd better pull them up so they don't rot in the frost- well I pulled, and I wobbled and picked about with the fork....and nope...stuck fast in the solid soil

We've had sun all day and the only bit which is permafrost at the moment is in the shade of the tree ( perfect for a hot summer of course!)...and that's where our veg are!
Just fancied a sort of sausage and veg toad in the hole tonight too.

Do you think it best to try and get them out still or do you think they may now be spoilt???

[lynda66]

try pouring warm water over them, to melt the soil ...... well either that or you'll cook em

[BrideXIII]

well you are obviously not the rightwise king of all briton if you can't pull it out

oops wrong legend

[Two_Sheds]

. If overwintering celeriac in the ground, cover with straw or compost to protect against frost. They might have had it, I don't know ?

[SlugLobber]

Cold water will work just as well as hot water. As long as it's above 0 degrees and moving i.e.being poured. Less chance of damaging the veg if you use cold. we use cold water in the lab to pour over frozen tubes. The moving water means that the coldness is always being 'carried away' and replaced by water that is relatively warm.

Clear as mud?

[lynda66]

or you could light a bonfire over them, then you thaw the ground ...... and get roast celeriac

[BarleySugar]

I've still got a couple in the garden. As soon as I can get them out I'll bring them in to cook. If we don't eat it straight away, I'm sure it would probably freeze. Better than wasting it.

[BrideXIII]

Cold water will work just as well as hot water. As long as it's above 0 degrees and moving i.e.being poured. Less chance of damaging the veg if you use cold. we use cold water in the lab to pour over frozen tubes. The moving water means that the coldness is always being 'carried away' and replaced by water that is relatively warm.

Clear as mud?

nope, i got it, and we all know i am thick !!! basic physics, transference of heat in liquids

[HeyWayne]

Would covering them with a large cloche help?

[Nicos]

Would covering them with a large cloche help?

I'm sure it would - I'd have to rig something up cos all mine are still back in the lottie shed

I was just wondering if they would be ruined by now- and if it was worth the bother!
I'll try cold water in the morning and lift them all- I love them mashed with buttery spuds- I'll be sad if they are mushy. ( Hate to waste anything)

It's going to be warmer tonight, so if they're knacked, then one more night unprotected will make no difference


I've just defrosted my sweetcorn cobs we brought over- and they are rubbish..was it really such a bad year for sweetcorn???

On a bright note- the kale is going on..and on...and on...and on...and it's lovely and sweet. I'm soooo pleased with it ( and the neighbours haven't a clue what it is!)

[Flummery]

Sounds like the story of The Enormous Turnip! Visions of Nicos being pulled by an increasingly smaller set of hens!