[sclarke624]

Is celery in particular the self blanching ones perennial.  Mine shows no signs of dying and is unprotected as yet.  

There again though I stll have flowers in bloom in the garden, calendula, geranium, margaurites, hydaranga and osterpermum.

[Trillium]

Far as I know, celery is an annual, though in your warmer climate it'll keep going until it seeds in spring.

[DIGGER]

mine look in need of a dose of viagra

[sclarke624]

Sorry can't help you there digger :shock: .  Maybe they are limp in sympathy with you and the recent bollard incident.

But anyway moving swiftly along..........you seem to be right trillium, I eventually found the answer on google.  Will get a few stalks in the spring but it will quickly go to seed in the spring.

Thanks

[compostqueen]

Mine still look ok but the frost may have got to them and they start to disintegrate, sadly. Mind you they were easy to grow so at least we know we can start afresh next year    I think we did well for first timers  

[PAH48]

Hi ... mine are still looking fine, in fact was eating celery last night
with a selection of cheese.
When I planted them, placed 10-12 inch lenghts of plasic drainpipe
over each one, even though they were self blanching type.
The bonus seems to have been, the tubes have protected them
from recent frosts.
Oh! and of course a few slug pellets were dropped into each tube.
Obviously thats an individual choice.

Bye PAH 'in

[LucasAndRichard]

I thought celery was supposed to be really tricky?  What type did you use and what did you do?  My lot love celery, and its blooming expensive in the shops!
L

[Trillium]

Celery is very easy to grow. You can either start with seeds, which sprout with little difficulty, or buy ready plants. prep the soil well, plant and water well. When the plants reach about 8" tall fit them with a 'collar' of either wide piping or some sort of cardboard that won't easily disintegrate. Celery loves water and if you like fat stalks, that's the key. Side feed often with manure tea or comfrey tea.

[PAH48]

Hi.. Celery  Golden self blanching 3,  then the packet says
Easy to grow type,    has to be I MANAGED  
Suttons seeds £1.45 pkt

Bye PAH   'in

[sclarke624]

Hi LucasAndRichard

I was told it was really difficult, hey, But total success, and not the least difficult. It was self blanching Galaxy Lathom self blanching, got seeds from Thompson and Morgan £1.69.
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/seeds1/product/603/1.html

Seen them here for 80p
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/seeds1/product/603/1.html
same seeds and in the home page faq he says why cheaper.

Nothing much too say on what to do just follow instructions on packet, nothing special.  Just the usual start off seeds, plant out, water lots as grows.