Celeriac-How does yours grow?

[saddad]

Come up and scrounge a couple Deb...
:)

[saddad]

[Suzanne]

I had a germination problem with my very first sowing - but then made two subsequent sowings. The first resow of 20 has yielded good sized roots - the biggest are enough for two dinners. The second sowing though didn't bulb up at all and are slightly smaller than a golf ball. The only difference is my first ones are at lottie 1 which is clay and the second at lottie 2 which is a light loam.

I hadn't even factored in the soil type!

[silverbirch]

Mine are coming up about tennis ball size as well, but I love celeriac.  I use it as a mash (had some tonight with the roast beef) or it makes a good soup with leeks.

For me the best bit though is the celery fragrance as you cut the leafs off.  I think this year had enough water, but could have done with a tad more heat.  I've had them up to 1kg in the past.

[Jitterbug]

Mine also have quite a lot of roots this year but are a fair size.  I sprayed the mud off them outside as they looked like some alien beings invading the earth!  Just thought that I would be safe!! But I have a good crop and will definitely grow them again as I love celeriac.

Jitterbug

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

yes they look like Bill Nighy from Pirates of the Caribbean

btw Franchi packets have crazy amounts of seed, so I have for one can give people lots to try next year