Celeriac from seed

[Heldi]

Thanks Curry.  Having spent most of last year clearing rubbish and not doing any cultivating, I atleast got the chance to see the effect of the sun on the plot. I have a light shadey place in mind for the celeriac,next to the tap, which is a bonus.

Mmmm Debs,that certainly sounds delish!

[Heldi]

[grawrc]

Ah thank you indeed Curry. I know exactly where it's going now (if I can clear the ground in time).

[Curryandchips]

Grawrc, by sowing your seed in a deep seedtray, you will not need to plant out until the end of April or early May (at a guess), so you should have plenty of time to prepare your beds. Accept no excuses !

[grawrc]

..right! First get the seeds .. ;)

[Debs]

...just got mine today at Wilkinsons.

Buy 1 get 1 free, so I got Celeriac Alabaster 3 (£1.29)

& Mangetout ( £2.09) celeriac was free - being cheapest.

Debs

[myrtle]

I'm playing catch up with the threads and nearly missed this.  Glad I found it though as I'm growing Celeriac for the first time and now I know exactly what to do. I've bought Prinz and shall be sowing them in the propagator today.
Just one question:  When I prick them out (assuming they germinate OK) do they need to go into the heated greenhouse or the unheated one?

Thanks all for the info. :) I love this place!

[ThomsonAS]

I thought it worth reactivating this thread because it contains so much good advice that deserves to be rediscovered

I grew my first crop of celeriac from seed in 2007 and  my comments would be:

1. It is slow to germinate (I'd almost given up on the seed trays before anything happened - I had them protected from frost but next year will start them earlier);
2. It grows slowly too (again - start early)
3. It loves water (dunno about muck cos I didn't have any)
4. Cutting off the lowest leaves and side-shoots in AUgust seemed to give it a bit of a boost.
5. Didn't feed it cos I hadn't read this thread - but will next year
6. Started cropping as needed in late October - most so far have been tennis-ball plus size
7. Yes, there's a lot of waste (and it's a d**n UGLY vegetable)
8. But the taste is to die for - cubed and roasted with other veg, mashed with pots. and even cut finely and eaten raw in salad. I look forward to trying the soup recipe posted here on another thread.

Give this veg a try - the taste is cracking and I seldom see it in the shops.

cheers.

[saddad]

Although we still have some in the lottie I couldn't resist buying one at Sainsbo's on Friday!
;D

[cornykev]

I bought a packet of celeriac seeds this morning.  ;D ;D ;D