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A not very clear photo of my Chinese Pink seedlings before planting out. [attach id=50194]IMG

They look so pretty! A fantastic addition to your celery mix, JanG!

Not sure how they do it commercially... some kind of blanching method with abundant irrigation? Definitely not happening in my garden   

Gosh they look pretty Jan.  My Red Venture was at this stage and I planted them out yesterday, but they were started a lot earlier than the Chinese Pink.  Really looking forward to this. 

Yes, celery is a marsh plant and if our gardens are dry and the soil is cracking, this is difficult to achieve. Has never stopped me cutting them into smaller bits and adding to salads.  And there are also cooked celery recipes to try other than soups and stews.   https://www.riverford.co.uk/recipes/celery-baked-in-ham-cheese?srsltid=AfmBOoohLWvmov96DpX4itqwpGyxHFuLouYgOU-A4d0xr-G2xRb0-geW

Yes, juliev, as well as plentiful watering, you've reminded me of reading in old traditional veg gardening books of very labour-intensive ways of tying up celery stalks for the blanching effect. 

And interesting on the marsh plant background. I have a magnificent plant of deep red celery growing right on the edge of the side of my polytunnel which I haven't watered since last season. The soil is as dry as dust although perhaps some external water has seeped under the plastic at a deeper level. In fact, as I write, I'm deciding it's not so surprising!  But I imagine it's pretty tough.