[sclarke624]

Lathom self blanching galaxy.

Can you cut just the odd stalk off of growing celery or do you pull the whole plant out or cut at base like lettuce to get some more growing up from cut.

You can eat celery green right (can't stand the stuff meself for OH).  Wouldn't want to poison him hehe  :shock:

Although self blanching the small print says when grown in a block, which I think I did but still very green.  Although I just noticed it says harvest August, what would happen if harvested before............belly ache!!!

Thanks

[amberleaf]

One of the things I have never seen grown on our allotment site is decent celery

Some have tried and got a harvest which was fine for adding to stock, stews and such for flavour but nothing fit to eat raw.

If any one does grow the stuff successfully I would love to know more.

[gobs]

Sometimes successfully, sometimes not that successfully. Plenty of manure and water, water and more water...

Sclarke, they grow some off-sets, which should be removed, they are good for a bit of a salad, etc. Otherwise, you are probably better off harvesting a few early, than taking stalks of, I think it can cause bolting.

[sclarke624]

Thank you all.

Amberleaf what do you mean exactly by some successfull some not, the taste or the size.

Mine look perfectly good to eat, are they usually difficult to grow then, have I achieved a master piece............hehe.

Gobs noted lots of water, not difficult as they are in garden and I tend to overwater my plants.

[gobs]

Oh, and they do re-grow, if you cut them off. Won't get a great crop of it, mind, just a small one.

[amberleaf]

I did not say 'some successful, some not'.

So as I didn't say it. It is pretty hard to explain what I didn't say.

[sclarke624]

Your'e not wrong  :roll:

[gobs]

Oh, dear. 'decent celery' - don't know

I assumed stringy, which is a common problem, just not keeping them damp for a few days in dry weather can do it.