celeriac survival ?

PennyS · « **Reply #15 on:** December 22, 2010, 07:36 »

I love celeriac mash so I'm going to grow some in 2011.... I understood it was difficult to grow and as it was my first year, I didn't. You've given me some encouragement to try!

I had the most delicious soup in a restaurant a couple of weeks ago - it was creamed celeriac, drizzled with toasted hazlenuts and hazlenut oil. Absolutely gorgeous. I must have a go at making some.

savbo · « **Reply #16 on:** December 22, 2010, 08:44 »

I got quite good germination (in a seed tray in warmth) and planted 16 plants or so, but the roots are only tennis-ball-sized, which I'm guessing was down to not enough water? The 4 ones I inherited on the plot last year were about 7or8 inches across!

needssomehelp · « **Reply #17 on:** December 23, 2010, 06:56 »

now the snow is melting i might be able to get to the lottie and find out if mine have survived

. i do hope so after watching Hugh whats his name the other night, great recipes.

arugula · « **Reply #18 on:** December 23, 2010, 07:06 »

Fingers crossed then.

And for mine!

arugula · « **Reply #19 on:** January 04, 2011, 17:58 »

Pulled one today to use in soup. Flavour was stronger, texture still fine.

suziet88 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 04, 2011, 23:52 »

Dug up my celeriac at the weekend and think they they have suffered with the frost. Managed to salvage some and made a gratin. Must remember to dig up earlier this year's crop before bad frost.

Kristen · « **Reply #21 on:** January 05, 2011, 00:08 »

Looking at local weather recording sites (on www.wunderground.com) it looks like we have had -10C for 5 hours a night on more than one occasion.

Have you guys had considerably colder than that?

My celeriac are in raised beds, so they do not have "wet feet" - the soil was frozen solid, but I had no trouble digging Parsnips etc - I wonder if that had anything to do with it?

Just curious why some people's cerleriac is OK and other's not - we must have all had much lower temperatures than usual?

Kristen · « **Reply #22 on:** January 05, 2011, 00:17 »

Ah ... the airport near you is showing -15C for 19th and 20th December ... that's a bit colder than here!

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EGBB/2010/12/19/DailyHistory.html

SUTTY1 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 05, 2011, 02:02 »

Lifted a couple of the last off mine today and they where fine. Lucky me :happy:

savbo · « **Reply #24 on:** January 05, 2011, 15:48 »

pulled all of ours at the weekend - a little brown in places and some soft bits but made soup with a couple and it was ace so prepped the rest, blanched and froze...

ember · « **Reply #25 on:** January 07, 2011, 14:00 »

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I'm going to try the gratin type dish. I already make soup and remoulade with it!

We had celeriac gratin with chilli, made by younger daughter, at Christmas. Fantastic, much recommended.

arugula · « **Reply #26 on:** January 07, 2011, 14:11 »

Thank you ember, that was me! I haven't tried the gratin yet, but I still have celeriac left and I will try that recipe.

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