All the celery is wrapped 🌱 I left a couple unwrapped just for comparison. I will check their progress in a couple weeks. #vegetablegarden
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I had no idea this was a thing! ❤️
jun 17, 2025, 6:38 pm • 1 0 • view
Can't do this in the heat of summer in the south but I just buy an organic bunch and stick it in the ground..keep it well watered. It takes awhile to get to normal eating size but it tastes so much better than the parent plant. You can also do this inside if you have a grow light.
jun 17, 2025, 4:10 pm • 2 0 • view
I will have to try that!
jun 18, 2025, 11:00 am • 0 0 • view
huh...what is this supposed to do?
jun 16, 2025, 7:08 pm • 0 0 • view
Wrapping the celery stalks makes them thicker and less bitter. This is my first time growing celery so I don't have any anecdotal evidence - just going by what others do.
jun 16, 2025, 7:22 pm • 8 0 • view
interesting! I'd never heard that. I've grown celery for a few years now, but interplant it mostly for is beneficial pest properties...so I always wind up with way more plants than what we actually would eat (and often chop-n-drop them at the end of the season)
jun 16, 2025, 7:26 pm • 3 0 • view
When I was researching how to grow celery I saw a lot of gardeners blanching the stalks to make them thicker, so I figured I'd give it a go. I left a few unwrapped just to see if it is worth the effort. I have way more plants than I need, too. I'm planning on freezing and dehydrating most of it.
jun 16, 2025, 8:17 pm • 2 0 • view
The wrapped celery will have better texture and flavor. The advantage of leaving some uncovered is the ability to harvest "cut and come again" style and just take a few stalks. It's more difficult to do in a raised bed, but many cover celery by hilling earth up the sides. I love your experiment!
jun 17, 2025, 8:06 am • 2 0 • view
And this is why I love gardening - I learn new things every day! I tried celery one time 3 years ago, and it was super tough and so strong in flavor, it was spicy. Luckily, I'm giving it another go this year & stumbled upon your post just in time! Thanks for sharing!
jun 16, 2025, 9:48 pm • 4 0 • view
I wonder if you grew cutting celery? It's spicier and has a stronger flavor than the celery in the grocery store. I hope it works out for you this year!!
jun 16, 2025, 11:46 pm • 2 0 • view
Looks like you'll have an abundant crop. Hope you enjoy it. I personally dislike celery so I wouldn't grow them (it's a gene thing), but thankfully we are all different and we all have different tastes.
jun 16, 2025, 10:14 pm • 1 0 • view
Thank you! I've heard of the cilantro soap gene but not the celery gene. How interesting!
jun 16, 2025, 11:52 pm • 1 0 • view
Yum! Celery's one plant I'd love to try and never get round to. Interested to see how this works out!
jun 16, 2025, 9:54 pm • 1 0 • view
This is my first year growing it! I started the seeds back in January - they take forever to grow.
jun 16, 2025, 11:50 pm • 3 0 • view
Interested in how this turns out!! I quit trying to grow celery. 😩
jun 16, 2025, 8:38 pm • 1 0 • view
It's not easy to grow! It takes forever to mature.
jun 16, 2025, 11:51 pm • 1 0 • view
Kate please let us know if it worked! I learned something new today!
jun 17, 2025, 4:10 pm • 1 0 • view
I will!
jun 18, 2025, 11:08 am • 0 0 • view
What does the wrapping do?
jun 28, 2025, 1:20 am • 0 0 • view
Wrapping the stalks makes them grow thicker and have a milder flavor. They become more tender, too - better texture in my opinion. The technique is called blanching.
jun 28, 2025, 1:30 am • 2 0 • view