Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Zippy on June 08, 2009, 11:27
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My Celeriac have been very late starting this year - they are still about 2mm high (yes, that's millimetres!) and only just past the primary leaf stage.
What do you reckon - have I shot it for this year?
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I usually do well with celeriac but mine have been poor at starting this year and I have to admit to dumping mine yesterday. Perhaps the seed was old in my case. I have other stuff to use the ground for incl celery and leeks. I hope someone else can give you better advice.
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According to the RHS website latest sowing time is April.
I would feed what you have, keep them watered and see if they improve!
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Yep feed and regular watering has done the trick for mine, perks them up nicelly, they seem to be very partial to pelleted chicken dropings.
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Celeriac needs a long growing time but still doesn't bulk up til quite late.
Very late sowings will only make small roots but could be good for soups
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Sowed a pot of the stuff, so far all very small. None over 1cm.
They do look healthy just small.
If you have the space may as well give them a go.
I am hoping they are a late starter then accelerate. ;) ;)
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I am doing well this year with celeriac. I found that you need to give them a rich diet in order to help their roots swell. Though not too much nitrogen aparently this just encourages leaf growth and no benefit to the roots.
I have experimented this year being the organic gardener I am (not) with a pinch of super phosphate in each hole when I planted them on. I thought that it would promote healthy roots. :) :) :)