Celeriac/lettuce spacing

[Rhona]

I haven't grown celeriac before, though I love to eat it. My seedlings are about 2 1/2 inches high, though still very fragile.

I plan to fit a few into my little kitchen garden bed, and the rest at the lottie. Loads of space at the lottie, but was planning on intercropping the celeriac with Marvel of Four Seasons lettuce at home.

What's the tightest spacing I could get away with do you think?

[Capsid]

No less than 30cm I reckon. They will need leaf space to make those huge roots, something I have yet to achieve. What's the secret? Lots of watering?

[Alison]

I'm planting my celeriac out this afternoon and intending on doing it at approx 12" centres but haven't grown it before so not sure if that's right.

[Capsid]

I'm planting my celeriac out this afternoon and intending on doing it at approx 12" centres but haven't grown it before so not sure if that's right.

It's what I have done. But then I haven't grown big roots, so this may be wrong, however I think my problem is with the heavy clay which dries out to concrete in the summer. Celeriac needs a lot of water and feeding.

[Alison]

It's what I have done. But then I haven't grown big roots, so this may be wrong, however I think my problem is with the heavy clay which dries out to concrete in the summer. Celeriac needs a lot of water and feeding.

We're a bit on the silty side so I'm adding plenty of organic matter to help out.

[Bigmallly]

They are talking 4 per square foot here.

Celeriac and Kohlrabi - Square Foot Gardening Forum - GardenWeb

[Alison]

I'd buy that spacing for kohl rabi as I harvest it at golf ball size but no way for celeriac which they seem to be talking about as if it's a brassica on that link - mind you I did the same the other week when I was getting confused as to what thread I was on and was talking about sprouts on a celeriac thread!

[teakdesk]

They are talking 4 per square foot here.

Celeriac and Kohlrabi - Square Foot Gardening Forum - GardenWeb

He seems to be saying he PLANNED to plant at 6 inch spacing before he moved... he doesn't say he did it or what the success was.

They talk about 12 inch spacing and 14 inches apart here. Celeriac spacing

[Rhona]

I'm planting my celeriac out this afternoon and intending on doing it at approx 12" centres but haven't grown it before so not sure if that's right.

Thanks all.

Alison, how big are your seedlings? I think mine are too fragile to go out yet, but ideally want them in the ground in the next week or so.

[Two_Sheds]

Mine were 12" apart, and didn't get very big at all last year. They needed more water than I could give them too

[vegnut]

I put mine out at 12" last year and they grew ok. I wouldnt go any closer than that though. Just in case they romp away and get nice and fat.

[Alison]

Thanks all.

Alison, how big are your seedlings? I think mine are too fragile to go out yet, but ideally want them in the ground in the next week or so.

They vary a bit in size but probably an average of about 4 or 5" tall.

[taff]

I just put mine out the day before yesterday in between the tomato plants, might be a mistake, might not,we'll see....