celeriac

I have never managed to grow celeriac to any size so last years crop are still in the ground and have sprung into life , I was wondering if anyone has tried overwintering them. I would expect them to go to seed or just be tough as old boots. Any thoughts? 

Most of that family are biennial seeders, which is what you can expect this year if you leave them.

Best to start off celeriac early in modules. Now is a good time, then plant out later with the rest of the crops. This will give them the head start they need to size up.

I also found that as they grow in summer, to remove most of the leaves so the growth goes to the bulb rather than lots of stalk production.

As i thought, Thanks for the tip about the leaves trillium i will give it a go apparently they also like a rich soil and to be regularly watered in dry weather. 

I have tried growing celery for three years on the trot as I love the veg and don't like to be beaten.

Last years was the best giving us really big beggars.
We made a raised hot bed. We made the raised bed, got bags of fresh horse manure form the local stables and then put a thick layer of the free compost that is the product of the green bin collection.  We were a bit nervous as to whether the celeriac plants would get burnt roots by the fresh compost, (didn't have any rotted)

But it worked a treat. Lovely big roots, far bigger than the supermarket, and we have 5 left in the bed They overwintered well too.

We did remove some of the leaves.
Will be doing exactly the same this year

I have never tried celeriac. Does it taste like celery, I presume it does. Is it easy to grow, as I would like to give it a go?

i tried celeriac for the first time last year.the plants grew well but the roots didnt swell,i didnt remove any of the foliage as was recommended(which is one one of the reasons  apparently they dont swell).so giving them one more go .