[cooperman]

what is the best way to start these and grow??

I have started some seed in cells but although given plenty of light and water seem very spindly, they are up to the 2nd leaf stage.....

not having grown these before its alla learning curve!!

[DD.]

Whereabouts do you have them, if they are indoors, they may need to go somewhere a little cooler.

Whilst I germinate a lot of seed indoors, as soon as they've germinated they go into a cool, but frost free greenhouse, otherwise they will go spindly. (Apart from me toms that is).

[gobs]

Are they crowded by any chance? Pot them up, one by one or if in larger cells can just thin to one per cell.

[love-my-plot]

Once ready to go outside, where in rotation, do they go? I've got some potted on and getting hardened off but hadn't originally planned for them ... so not sure where to put them yet.

[Martin]

RHS says they are Umbellifers so put them with your carrot, parsnip etc.
LINK

[gobs]

Yes, same family, but you best plant them in a block for good blanching of stems.

I find young plants are quite frost tender, I don't plant them out till end May, or whatever at your place the time is for tender summer planting.

[love-my-plot]

Great, thanks  

[Oliveview]

My pal told me that she grew celery in the UK and she earthed them up like potatoes, is this correct?  
Pamela

[love-my-plot]

I think it's to blanch them. The variety I have are self blanching so I'm assuming I wont need to earth up.

[gobs]

My pal told me that she grew celery in the UK and she earthed them up like potatoes, is this correct?  
Pamela

That's a type of celery, trench celery it's called. I think (and hope) we are talking self blanching ones here, but who knows. :roll:

Yes, trench ones need earthing up.

[shaun]

tried the self blanching one and it wouldnt even break down in a stew,it was tough has hell ,i would grow it in a block

heres mine from last year

[love-my-plot]

They look great shaun! But I guess you don't reckon they're worth growing again, if they're so tough?

Mine will be mostly be used in soup and will be blitzed down once cooked, so hopefully toughness won't be an issue ..... we'll see  

[gobs]

They look jolly gorgeous and it was plenty damp not to have them tough last year, so it's a bit of a mystery. :shock:

[shaun]

i grew the so called self blanching in a row once a few years back,the ones in the pic were the trench type and they were realy tender.

[love-my-plot]

So, gobs, is it  when they don't get enough moisture that they get tough?