looking for tips on growing celery

[graham1978]

Hi all,

Im wanting to give celerie ago this year and looking for lots of helpful hints on the subject.
I live in Yorkshire to give you all weather referance- ye rain rain rain, so please can anyone help.

Thank you.

[Jimmy]

Hi all,

Im wanting to give celerie ago this year and looking for lots of helpful hints on the subject.
I live in Yorkshire to give you all weather referance- ye rain rain rain, so please can anyone help.

Thank you.

I assume you mean Celery.
Given you can buy them at ALDI for 39p and growing them is not all that simple, I wouldn't bother. Concentrate on things that work well and you get most return from ( cash as well as enjoyment ).

But if you must then people used to recommend soot to keep the slugs at bay.
Slugs love celery and the chances are you will get more slugs than celery.

I don't have a huge allotment so you might get more success on a larger scale !

Jimmy

[binley100]

I know celery is difficult but there is the challenge of growing your own. From my experience last year which was ok but I hope to better this year. Give it a good start in pots before you plant it ou, keep your eyes open to pick off leaves that have been attacked by the leaf miner and water,water,water........then water some more and mulch round them to keep the ground moist. Good luck

[Two_Sheds]

I live in Yorkshire ... rain rain rain

You're halfway there then, for celery. I find celeriac easier, but even that failed last year (too hot, too dry in July)

[Aberdeenplotter]

I know celery is difficult but there is the challenge of growing your own. From my experience last year which was ok but I hope to better this year. Give it a good start in pots before you plant it ou, keep your eyes open to pick off leaves that have been attacked by the leaf miner and water,water,water........then water some more and mulch round them to keep the ground moist. Good luck

Yups watering is three quarters of the battle as celery is a bog plant. be sure to treat regularily with calcium nitrate (the only soluble form of calcium)in order to prevent heart rot.

[Aberdeenplotter]

Oh and ration the slug pellets at your peril. The little blighters love celery

[graham1978]

Thank you all for your addvice.

[Florence Fennel]

Good luck Graham, don't be put off, give it a go!

[binley100]

Oh and ration the slug pellets at your peril. The little blighters love celery

........but not if it's been dipped in salt......

[zazen999]

Top Tip - if you just want celery for soups or you have big pots; grow in those and make sure it stands in a saucer of water that is permanently full.

[radioactive]

I have some celery seedlings doing nice in my GH I am trying the Russian xxl type seeds, they say that over 2kgs per plant is possible so I am looking forward to growing them on they are about 8mm at the mo Lol!

[sbeneli]

We've had no luck with normal celery, but our leaf celery (kintsai) crop was amazing. I'm growing loads more this year. It was excellent in soups and stuff. We've kept some in the freezer and just throw some in when we make soups, stews, and similar things. Far easier and hardier.