Celery, you either love it or hate it

Which do you do?

With a bit of salt run down the channel, it's lovely or even as juice from a juicer

Do you grow Celery and if so what variety?

Do you trench it like the old methods or use self blanching?

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Permalink Reply by Colin Robinson on May 7, 2012 at 10:51

Count me in as a celeryphile (if there is such a word). I love it and use it in salads or as a steamed vegetable. Funnily enough we had some in a casserole last night. Shop-bought I'm afraid. I grow self blanching types and plant close together in blocks of five so they shade each other. Wrapping something like plastic DPC membrane round the outside of the block helps with the blanching but you have to watch out for slugs as they like celery as much as we do.

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Permalink Reply by Jade Hwang on May 7, 2012 at 11:28

I love celery! I don't grow them from seeds but regrow them from the tops of the shop brought celery. Each top can be cut into 3 or 4 parts to grow on.

I am experimenting with the beetroots now. Fingers crossed.

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Permalink Reply by Darren Blick on May 7, 2012 at 15:00

Yes Colin, slugs are the worst nightmare for Celery growers My Celery bed is smothered with slug pellets as they would destroy them over night

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Permalink Reply by Deborah Davies on May 7, 2012 at 18:07

I am trying celery for the very first time this year, so far only about an inch high, any tips would be great as I no nothing about growing it. I am a container grower as I have a paved garden ..... thanks to my hubby ... NOT.

I haven't had any problems with slugs because I put egg shells around the vunerable plants such as lettuce, also I have read that slugs don't like lollo rosso letuce, so I plant plenty of that.

So experts, can you give a novice any tips on growing celery....... please

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Permalink Reply by Flighty on May 7, 2012 at 19:25

I don't like it, so don't grow it!

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Permalink Reply by Colin Robinson on May 7, 2012 at 21:44

Deborah, I also grow celery in containers but they need massive amounts of water. If you stand your container in an old cat litter tray or similar you can keep it topped up quite easily. A good rich compost will also help to retain moisture.

Deborah Davies said:

I am trying celery for the very first time this year, so far only about an inch high, any tips would be great as I no nothing about growing it. I am a container grower as I have a paved garden ..... thanks to my hubby ... NOT.

I haven't had any problems with slugs because I put egg shells around the vunerable plants such as lettuce, also I have read that slugs don't like lollo rosso letuce, so I plant plenty of that.

So experts, can you give a novice any tips on growing celery....... please

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Permalink Reply by Darren Blick on May 7, 2012 at 22:17

Deborah, like Colin says, they like plenty of water

Celery is a bog plant so you can imagine how much water they like

I literally flood mine

When I first start, I put so much water on the bed, I make it into a slush

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Permalink Reply by Malagrowther on May 7, 2012 at 22:59

If you don't like celery you'll hate lovage. I had to get rid of our rampant lovage clump because it used to make me feel ill just brushing past it. Count me as a celery dissenter!

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Permalink Reply by Deborah Davies on May 8, 2012 at 17:02

Thanks for the advice, I didn't know it needed so much water, glad you told me, because I have only given the usual amount, enough to wet it, I better go and give it a good soaking. Thanks again.