I haven’t grown celery in years but I gave it a try again this year and I’m glad I did. The reason I stayed away from growing it for so long is because I did not have good luck growing it before. It did not get very big and a lot of the inner ribs were rotten.
This year I did a little research and found out that celery is a heavy feeder. So I mixed a bucket of compost into the bed before planting and gave it a good dose of organic fertilizer. I also read that celery needs to stay wet so I made sure to water every day if it was not raining. The celery grew very fast and the stalk harvested the other day was perfect with no rot in the middle.
My one mistake was not to stagger my crop. I was not expecting so much success so I have 6 stalks ready all at once. I should be able to keep some in the ground for a few weeks but I’m concerned if they remain in too long I may have a bug and/or rot problem begin to develop or the stalks may just get tough. I’ll keep a close eye on it and see how they look. Next year I will do at least two smaller plantings.
Thanks for reading. Does anyone else out the grow celery?
I've never had luck with cerlery. Great job they look great.
Thanks I'm rather happy with the way they came out. Will be growing it every year for sure now.
Isn't that the way gardening is? You have trouble growing something and finally figure it out.
You got that right. After 35 years of gardening I'm still figuring things out.
Have you had any luck regrowing celery? I tried it last year and it worked fairly well, it didn't get full mature. Didn't know about it needing so much water, I have another one growing now, I will give it more water and see what happens. Thanks for sharing!
Never tried regrowing. What exactly are you planting when you regrow? One of the ribs or the heart?
Cut all the ribs off and plant what's left. I trim it down, like the picture shows (note: I just googled for a picture). Last year I kept it in water, not submerged, while the new roots grew. This year I just planted it in the ground.
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That's cool. I'll be ready when you do :)
OK thanks maybe I'll give that a try.
my celery are on auto-pilot :)
the weeds around them are growing taller than they are but they look fine
I wonder if they'd do well till later though
these ones look very very healthy
thanks for the tip
I'm still learning with celery since I haven't grown it that much. I was told you can harvest the outer ribs and leave the stalk in the ground to regenerate from the inside so I'm experimenting with that now.
That certainly is some fine celery! Would like some of that for my buffalo wings tomorrow on the 4th. Cheers
Yeah sounds good. Maybe we'll have bloody marys tomorrow with celery for the 4th.
Great idea! Love me a good bloody
Good job!
From a YouTube channel I subscribe to, One Yard Revolution, he is big on planting different types of plants together in order to prevent bugs from having a smorgasbord in the garden. Maybe, with staggering, it would be good to also plant something totally different in order to throw things off.
Personally, In my micro-garden, I had lettuce, strawberries, carrots, peas, tomato, rhubarb and raspberries all together. It is a bit of a mess now, but the bugs do seem to be limited.
Yes there is a lot of truth to that. I always plant my eggplant and peppers together because they are supposed to compliment each other on pest protection.
It is so satisfying when you see your crops grow and ready to harvest! That's a great feeling.
I've never planted celery but my wife uses a lot in her kitchen, she's from Morocco! Usually when it's good price , we buy s good stock, chop them and freeze for future use!
I use celery in many of my soups. I made a beef soup yesterday with it and used it in a chow mein on Saturday. I've never tried freezing. I guess it's ok if you are going to cook with it.
Exactly you can freeze it in an air tight container or vacuum pack for use in soup! She uses it in her traditional Harrira soup!
Well done. I have only done celery once and it was a re-grow from a stalk I bought at the store. You might want to try re-growing the stalks as you harvest, thus staggering your crop. Just a thought but again well done.
Didn't know that was possible. Thanks.
I wish I can grow my own celery. But I am hopeful though when I have my own garden.
You have a beautiful garden and those celeries look really fresh and well taken care of.
Thanks
Excellent work dear friend @ garden-to-eat, do not worry about the amount of celery you have, there are many meals you can do with it, even juices.
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I don't grow celery but you may have inspired me to. I wonder if it's like lettuce wherein you can harvest the outer parts and let the rest stay to keep growing? Nice work, and good tips. ETA, following you.
Thanks following you back. I almost did pull a few outer ribs of one in the ground yesterday for my soup but decided against it. I'm sure it would not work like lettuce where it kept rejuvenating but it may be a way to use what you need without harvesting the entire stalk.
Yeah, probably true. Thanks for the follow.
That is funny you posted this today. Last week I was on trying to find out why my celery looks so tall and week. Come to find out. I was not giving it the food it was needing..
Thanks for this post.. God Bless
Your welcome. Try again with some fertilizer and compost and see how things work out.
The taste of home grown celery is unmatched with store bought. I love it. I think if you just harvest the outer stalks, the plant will keep growing and produce more from the med section. Celery has a long growing season and would be hard to start more plants this late in the year. Unless you live the the south. My seeds inside did not grow this year. ( disappointed ) Theirs always next year for me I guess. Hahaha. Great article, Thanks
I'll have to try just harvesting some outer ribs and see what happens. It would definitely be better to keep the stalk in the ground rather than harvesting the whole thing and storing it in the refrigerator. Thanks for the tip.
such a enjoyment of watching the plan is grow
Yes that is why I love gardening. The fresh food is a plus also of course.
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You can dehydrate celery, it does so nicely :) I do that to my extra crops and the rehydrate well for use in soups and chicken pot pie 🌱
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Interesting. Someone else said they dice and freeze and use in soups later. I may need to try something since I have so much. Thanks. Following you back.
Thank you!
I have not tried freezing celery as it would probably turn mushy since it's very watery?
Let me know how it turns out!
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