Topic: Celeriac

[Nemesia]

I bought the seeds on Sunday from Wilkinsons. They were half price.  I like this vegetable and
would be interested in hearing if others do too and how they cook it.

[saddad]

It makes great mash... but to get decent sized roots you need lots and lots of water... a shallow trench with muck in so you can keep the water where you want it...  :)

[debster]

sorry to hijack this thread but i have some already growing im guessing i will be able to see the veg when it is grown big enough to eat or will it be underground. and how do you know when it is ready

[saddad]

Like swede it sits on the surface... and needs a long season...
Kohl Rabi is a much better return... but I like a challenge and a change of taste...  ;D

[macmac]

I bought the seeds on Sunday from Wilkinsons. They were half price.  I like this vegetable and
would be interested in hearing if others do too and how they cook it.

I boil it together with carrots,parsnips and swede and then mash it's lovely to eat but i've had little success growing it :(

[thifasmom]

i don't think i watered it enough at the beginning of the season, would it continue to grow through out the winter or am i doomed to eat golf ball size roots :'(.

[saddad]

It's slow to get going but puts on most weight in September and October for me...  :-\

[Ninnyscrops.]

That's a bit of good news for my golf balls, Saddad!

I've started pulling off some outside leaves (as the packet said) to expose the crown, have I jumped the gun a bit?

Mashed in with potatoes is the way we like it Nemesia.

Linda

[Mr Smith]

I had a dozen plants given to me about three week ago they are now about eight inches and doing really well first time I have grown them, :)

[cornykev]

I slice mine very thick and put them in with the roast.  :P       ;D ;D ;D

[thifasmom]

That's a bit of good news for my golf balls, Saddad!

I've started pulling off some outside leaves (as the packet said) to expose the crown, have I jumped the gun a bit?

i second that hope we both haven't been to trigger happy :-\

[saddad]

I haven't started "peeling " yet...  :-\

[small]

Grated raw as a component of coleslaw.  And chunked into casseroles of course.  Now you've reminded me I might try it again next year, not grown celeriac for a while.

[Eristic]

Like swede it sits on the surface...

Mine produce roots with the top flush with the soil surface.

[midnightvelvet]

this is my first year of growing it and I understand that when it is ready to harvest, you will see the top of the bulb showing through the surface, much as you would carrot, onion etc.

I've only tried it once and I loved it...I would try all of the suggestions mad in the replies to this post, they all sound delicious!!!

[debster]

how and why do you pull the outer leaves off and how do you know when the time is right to do it?

[Ishard]

I have grown it for 2 years now and yes it needs HUGE amounts of water for the bulb to get any sort of reasonable size.

I roast it in veg oil then cover it with wholegrain mustard sauce. Yum!

I dont pull off any leaves Deb, I do however earth up though when I see a reasonable size white bulb in the ground

[saddad]

 

Mine produce roots with the top flush with the soil surface.

Maybe I need to transplanting them deeper when I put them out...  :-\

[delboy]

They start to bulk up in September and carry on growing after that.

one of the few vegetables to be better the bigger it is.

Don't forget to water and water and water

[debster]

ok thank you