Celeriac, what am I doing wrong?
Last night I watched Delia, yes, I know it's sad, but that's the way I am! She was talking about cooking vegetables, and one of them was celeriac, during the programme she picked up one she was using and it was HUGE, about 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Now, mine are between 1.5 and 2.5 inches. So am I digging them too soon? Should they be left to grow on another season? Or is it something else? Alan -- Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk |
Celeriac, what am I doing wrong?
"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... Last night I watched Delia, yes, I know it's sad, but that's the way I am! She was talking about cooking vegetables, and one of them was celeriac, during the programme she picked up one she was using and it was HUGE, about 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Now, mine are between 1.5 and 2.5 inches. So am I digging them too soon? Should they be left to grow on another season? Or is it something else? Alan -- Alan, I've tried several times and cannot produce supermarket sized roots. Best I've managed was about half the shop size. I gave up and just buy them now. If you haven't tried Celeriac chips you need to do it now! Martin R |
Celeriac, what am I doing wrong?
In article , M K Rogerson
writes Alan, I've tried several times and cannot produce supermarket sized roots. Best I've managed was about half the shop size. I gave up and just buy them now. If you haven't tried Celeriac chips you need to do it now! Celeriac need a very long growing season. Get them started early (Feb./Mar.) and keep them growing on [without pushing them] through until late autumn. Once they are mature, they can stand in situ to ripen if the weather is not too cold and wet. -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
Celeriac, what am I doing wrong?
In article , M K Rogerson
writes Alan, I've tried several times and cannot produce supermarket sized roots. Best I've managed was about half the shop size. I gave up and just buy them now. If you haven't tried Celeriac chips you need to do it now! Celeriac need a very long growing season. Get them started early (Feb./Mar.) and keep them growing on [without pushing them] through until late autumn. Once they are mature, they can stand in situ to ripen if the weather is not too cold and wet. -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
Celeriac, what am I doing wrong?
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In article , Alan Gould wrote: In article , M K Rogerson writes Alan, I've tried several times and cannot produce supermarket sized roots. Best I've managed was about half the shop size. I gave up and just buy them now. If you haven't tried Celeriac chips you need to do it now! Celeriac need a very long growing season. Get them started early (Feb./Mar.) and keep them growing on [without pushing them] through until late autumn. Once they are mature, they can stand in situ to ripen if the weather is not too cold and wet. I would agree with that my typical ones are 5-6 inches in diameter. They do need adequate water, and I remove the bottom leaves as they split. I suspect the commercial growers are using a different variety to us amateurs. This year I tried to compare Monarch, and Balder, but the birds pinched the labels, so it is try again next year. John -- EurIng J Rye CEng FIEE Electrical Engineering Consultant 18 Wentworth Close Hadleigh IPSWICH IP7 5SA England Tel No 01473 827126 http://web.ukonline.co.uk/jrye/index.html --- On Line using an Acorn StrongArm RiscPC --- |
Celeriac, what am I doing wrong?
In article , Eur Ing John Rye
writes I would agree with that my typical ones are 5-6 inches in diameter. They do need adequate water, and I remove the bottom leaves as they split. I suspect the commercial growers are using a different variety to us amateurs. This year I tried to compare Monarch, and Balder, but the birds pinched the labels, so it is try again next year. Just a guess here - are celeriac much grown commercially in UK, or are they more often produced in milder places like the Canary Is., Israel etc. in a similar way to other half-hardy and tender crops? -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
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