22-02-2009, 09:11 PM
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Celery advice
"a l l y" wrote in message
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Hello from a newbie in Cumbria! We live up on the NW coast overlooking
the
Solway Firth. Wonderful place to live but we get a lot of high winds
and
rain at times. Not as cold as inland Cumbria, though - we were the
only bit
that got practically no snow during the latest episode of ahem!
Interesting Weather.
Anway. I love celery, but I also love the leaves, which I use as a
herb.
Most shops cut the leaves off, which is incredibly irritating, so I'm
wondering how hard it is to grow it in our veg garden. We already grow
tatties, beans, peas, lettuce, leeks, onions and other straightforward
sorts
of things. I'm not bothered about blanching the stems - in fact, I'd
rather
have them green - but someone told me celery needs to be kept very wet
and
might be hard to grow in a plot which can, at times, be soggy, but at
other
times can be parched. Could it be grown in tubs?
TIA!
ally
It's all here ally http://tinyurl.com/aay2ar What a good site. I wish
you well.
Regards,
Emrys Davies.
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