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    Focus on… Celery and celeriac

    Oct 13, 2020 5 minutes

    WITH the nights drawing in, our thoughts are turning to the crisp, nutty flavours that these two veg can offer. Add cheese and wine, or cream and garlic, and you have some delicious winter evenings at your fingertips.

    Both celery and celeriac are known botanically as Apium graveolens, with celery being A. g. var dulce and celeriac A. g. var. rapaceum. Being biennial plants, they would naturally run to seed in their second year, but we harvest the crunchy stalks or ‘petioles’ of celery, and the bulbous ‘hypocotyl’ (not the roots) of celeriac beforehand. Both require very similar growing conditions (see my tips on the following page) to succeed.

    “Keep a close eye on moisture levels”

    Early bulking up

    Patience is needed with germination. Set your propagator to 16-18oC (61-64oF), keep a judicious eye

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