Re: Storing Celeriac
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:23 am
Searching on google for ways to store our celeriac I was fascinated by all the comments on this knobbly veg on KGF. We have grown the best crop of celeriac EVER this year. 2 years ago I persuaded my husband to try Trenching with our enormous compost pile. So last September he dug a 10/12 inch trench and filled it from the compost heap and then buried it. In the Spring he rotavated it with the rest of the veg patch ready for planting.
I sew the seeds in a tray in February covered in cling film and leave on a sunny windowsill in the house. When there are 3 or 4 leaves I prick out into 3 inch pots and put them in a cold greenhouse In late March. When the plants are strong with plenty leaves and roots start to appear at bottom of the pot hubby plants them out in the soil where the trenching was done. Water every evening unless it has rained and feed with chicken pellets during the summer. The ones we are pulling now are 5 inches across. We want to lift and store them before the slugs get them, any tips?
I use Monarch seeds, tried Prague last year and they were poor.
I sew the seeds in a tray in February covered in cling film and leave on a sunny windowsill in the house. When there are 3 or 4 leaves I prick out into 3 inch pots and put them in a cold greenhouse In late March. When the plants are strong with plenty leaves and roots start to appear at bottom of the pot hubby plants them out in the soil where the trenching was done. Water every evening unless it has rained and feed with chicken pellets during the summer. The ones we are pulling now are 5 inches across. We want to lift and store them before the slugs get them, any tips?
I use Monarch seeds, tried Prague last year and they were poor.