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| Celery Rosetta |
Last year I grew Victoria, a self blanching F1 hybrid. They were rather straggly an not big enough for kitchen use. Then I heard that Loretta is the go to celery variety for allotmenteers. (It is also self blanching) Above is the first picked plant. It is heading for a minestrone soup pan. Not really a challenge to the shop bought product, it is nevertheless a source of some pride. I grew it close together, next to the celeriac, giving both copious amounts of water. The plants have turned yellow, leaves included, so clearly there is a nutritional issue still to be address. Boron deficiency? I have ordered a tonic, and next year I will use a top dressing mix that contains boron. Yes, there will be a next year for celery.
The neighbouring celeriac has been as bad as ever with 5 out of nine plants bolting. But then again the soil amendment for the celery might work for the celeriac too....
Now how big is the celery? This gives a sense of scale. I do have very big feet BTW.
Yeah, same problems here. Celery is hard to grow. It doesn't like heat, but neither do I. 94F/34C here at the moment.
ReplyDeleteLooking at your celery I will tell you my favorite way with skinny leafy bunches: Make soup. Chop up all the leaves and a bit of the bottom, one small onion, one small potato with skin on, one T or less chicken broth granules (Knorr) and one T butter. These next instructions are so flexible. Water at least to cover. Cook till tender. Use an immersible blender to your taste. Marcella Hazan Classic Book One has a good celery and rice soup. You can add chicken or Parmesan cheese if you want a dinner soup.
Marcella also has a Creamy potato soup with carrots and celery which I will try too! Thanks for for the prompt and recipe, Jane. Hope you get some respite from the heat.
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