Comments on: Celery! http://tinyfarmblog.com/celery/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:51:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mike (tfb) http://tinyfarmblog.com/celery/#comment-39352 Mike (tfb) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:18:17 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/08/celery/#comment-39352 <strong>Will:</strong> This was my first season of celery. It grew well, BUT, I didn't thin it, there were two plants together at 12" spacing. I experimented with multiplanting this year, growing several onions together, also doubled up broccoli and cabbage, and they all worked out, but not the celery! The plants were crowded, and the stalks stayed thin. The taste was good, but got steadily stronger, bordering on the unpleasantly so for raw use. In the end, I only used a bit, but it was a good growing experiment, and I intend to be back at it next season! Will: This was my first season of celery. It grew well, BUT, I didn’t thin it, there were two plants together at 12″ spacing. I experimented with multiplanting this year, growing several onions together, also doubled up broccoli and cabbage, and they all worked out, but not the celery! The plants were crowded, and the stalks stayed thin. The taste was good, but got steadily stronger, bordering on the unpleasantly so for raw use. In the end, I only used a bit, but it was a good growing experiment, and I intend to be back at it next season!

]]> By: Celery Grower http://tinyfarmblog.com/celery/#comment-39303 Celery Grower Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:08:49 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/08/celery/#comment-39303 I have done some research on how to grow it, but I have found it difficult to cultivate as well, in spite of my best efforts. I did have enough luck to get some leafy stalks going. I ended up harvesting the slender stalks just before the frost and dehydrating the leaves for use as an ingredient in soups and stews. Will I have done some research on how to grow it, but I have found it difficult to cultivate as well, in spite of my best efforts. I did have enough luck to get some leafy stalks going. I ended up harvesting the slender stalks just before the frost and dehydrating the leaves for use as an ingredient in soups and stews.

Will

]]> By: Mike (tfb) http://tinyfarmblog.com/celery/#comment-20331 Mike (tfb) Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:34:16 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/08/celery/#comment-20331 <b>Katie, Steve::</b> Thanks for the celery stories. I'll be pleasantly surprised if I'm crunching away come fall... <b>Bob:</b> Hadn't heard of Bountea, but I took a look at the site and it sounds great, they have a lot of interesting products. It's a well-written site! For me, I always try to avoid buying fertility. I'd try some if it introduces beneficial microbial life that would establish itself in the garden. I think I'll email 'em with questions! Katie, Steve:: Thanks for the celery stories. I’ll be pleasantly surprised if I’m crunching away come fall…

Bob: Hadn’t heard of Bountea, but I took a look at the site and it sounds great, they have a lot of interesting products. It’s a well-written site! For me, I always try to avoid buying fertility. I’d try some if it introduces beneficial microbial life that would establish itself in the garden. I think I’ll email ‘em with questions!

]]> By: Bob Tome http://tinyfarmblog.com/celery/#comment-20304 Bob Tome Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:17:39 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/08/celery/#comment-20304 Hey, I have also planted some herb recently, to start indoors. My growing season doesn't start for awhile, but I couldn't help myself! I have cilantro, corn, squash, sweet peas, green beans, and tomatoes all pushing their way through the soil. I was wondering if anyone has tried any of these products - Bountea.com - and do you think it would be ok to use one or more as a nutrient source for my young seedlings? Hey, I have also planted some herb recently, to start indoors. My growing season doesn’t start for awhile, but I couldn’t help myself! I have cilantro, corn, squash, sweet peas, green beans, and tomatoes all pushing their way through the soil. I was wondering if anyone has tried any of these products - Bountea.com - and do you think it would be ok to use one or more as a nutrient source for my young seedlings?

]]> By: Steve Mudge http://tinyfarmblog.com/celery/#comment-20256 Steve Mudge Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:39:39 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/08/celery/#comment-20256 I planted some seed in February '07 (one year and a month ago) of the Utah variety. It grew slowly and survived the Texas summer I think because it was in the shade...as the weather cooled down it started to take off and now we still have a celery plant to use, a year later! Only caveat is that it is quite leafy and strong flavored, so its great for soups and flavoring but too intense for eating raw--the key I think is to grow as fast as possible to develop fatter stalks--they love cool moist conditions, in fat celery grew wild(escaped) on the moist seeps on the shady cliffs overlooking the beach I went to in SoCalif. I think they are biennial so ours will probably flower this spring. Also--it has survived 21 degs F and two snows this year without damage, so that may give you and advantage in leaving it out in the field longer into the fall. I planted some seed in February ‘07 (one year and a month ago) of the Utah variety. It grew slowly and survived the Texas summer I think because it was in the shade…as the weather cooled down it started to take off and now we still have a celery plant to use, a year later! Only caveat is that it is quite leafy and strong flavored, so its great for soups and flavoring but too intense for eating raw–the key I think is to grow as fast as possible to develop fatter stalks–they love cool moist conditions, in fat celery grew wild(escaped) on the moist seeps on the shady cliffs overlooking the beach I went to in SoCalif. I think they are biennial so ours will probably flower this spring. Also–it has survived 21 degs F and two snows this year without damage, so that may give you and advantage in leaving it out in the field longer into the fall.

]]> By: Katie http://tinyfarmblog.com/celery/#comment-20248 Katie Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:38:17 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/08/celery/#comment-20248 Hey Mike, Good luck with the Celery. I started 'Utah Tall' 12 weeks before our LFD, and sowed a ton of it hoping for the best. It all germinated, I thinned, but to no avail. The seedlings never got larger than the ones in your picture. I certainly hope you have better luck than I did! Katie Hey Mike,

Good luck with the Celery. I started ‘Utah Tall’ 12 weeks before our LFD, and sowed a ton of it hoping for the best. It all germinated, I thinned, but to no avail. The seedlings never got larger than the ones in your picture.

I certainly hope you have better luck than I did!

Katie

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