Wrap the individual stalks in slightly damp towels, then zip them into plastic bags. For longer-term storage, cut your celery into small pieces and bring a large pot of water to boil. Blanch the other type of blanching! Then, place all the celery in a freezer bag, seal it, label it, and pop it in the freezer.
One of my favorite ways to eat celery is as a star ingredient in this hearty winter vegetable soup from our sister site, Foodal.
You can find this recipe on Foodal as well. Tell me, have you ever harvested your own homegrown celery? Did it taste eons better than those comparatively tasteless, stringy stalks from the store?
I bet so. And remember to check out these articles about growing celery in your garden next:. Celery is ready to harvest 85 to days after transplanting depending on the variety. Celery is finicky and can be a challenge to grow. More tips: How to Grow Celery. Your email address will not be published. Post Comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Please check settings. Thank you! This is very helpful. But covering the plants as you describe is better than doing nothing.
Try to keep the covers from touching the plants. And remember, the thicker the blanket, the less the frost damage possibility. My celery is still growing it is December. This is my first year growing it. Can I harvest it? Is there something I should do to it for the winter? The Celery starts I bought, appear to be 2 or more plants over 20 small stalks together. I tried separating, but they're roots are intertwined. I'm concerned they won't flourish so close together?
How many stalks would you expect on a single 5" tall plant? My celery transplants seem to be doing more or less okay. The weather has been cooler than normal, but I'm covering them on cold nights. What I'm worried about is the yellowing of the bottom-most leaves. I believe I know what's causing it and that I just need to add a nitrogen rich fertilizer, but my question is this.
Should I trim off those yellow leaves? Yes, you can snip off the yellowing leaves. Be careful not to overfertilize, too—you can have too much of a good thing! Have grown celery at my cottage and my home Can use it for soup but can not eat the way store bought is eaten. What do you do to get nice soft edible celery. Any help would be appreciated. Celery is one of the more difficult vegetables at home. It is a cool-season crops that prefer temperatures in the 60 to 70 degree range for best performance.
At higher temperatures, celery will produce tough woody stalks. So consider your climate. Also, celery likes moist soil. Do not let the soil dry out. Moisture stress is the main cause of stringy, tough stalks. Celery also requires large amounts of fertilizer.
Apply a complete fertilizer with the compost and then after transplanting, apply one half tablespoon of nitrogen fertilizer per four plants every two weeks throughout the summer. Too little fertilizer will not allow the stalks to grow tall and succulent.
While blanching my celery for freezing I tried eating the leaves before and after blanching for 3 min. They were bitter before but not afterward. So all that wonderful nutrition in the leaves is available for our use! I have grown celery successfully for a few years. At least I believe it to be a success because I have celery in the freezer when I'm making soup, etc. My question is about the leaves. They are so strong in flavor, bitter almost, so I can't use them.
Is there something lacking in my soil? Is it inconsistent water? Is it that I grow it all season in southern WI, not just in spring or in fall? Thanks for your comments! Celery leaves tend to be more bitter than the stalks in general, but bitterness can be intensified by all the conditions you mentioned, including high temperatures, inconsistent moisture, and poor soil. When growing vegetables, it is always exciting to care for the plant throughout its growing phase and then harvest it for delicious recipes later on, but one thing to watch out for is pests and diseases.
Different plants are susceptible to different types of pests and diseases, and it is important to make yourself aware so you can keep a watchful eye and also take any preventative methods to keep your plants safe throughout their lifespan. There are a few different kinds of pests which can affect celery plants. These include aphids, armyworms and nematodes. Nematodes can create galls on roots, yellowing plants which will then wilt in hot weather and a reduction in plant vigor. These pests prefer sandy soils and damage is more typical in fields or gardens with sandy soils.
To manage these pests, plant resistant varieties, check the roots of the plants in the middle of the season and solarize the soil to reduce the nematode population.
Armyworms will feed on the leaves and create skeletonized leaves, shallow wounds on the celery and can lay eggs on the leaves. To manage this infestation, apply Bacillus thuringiensis. Aphids can cause the leaves to yellow and become distorted, create necrotic spots on the leaves and stunt the shoots. To manage an aphid issue, use reflective mulch which will deter the aphids from feeding in your celery. If the infestation is high, use insecticides. Neem or canola oil also can help control the issue.
Bacterial blight is a problem in which water-soaked spots on the leaves become necrotic. It is caused by bacteria.
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