Celery
What can I do to improve my chances of growing good celery?
This is my first time to try it and I've already had problems. I surface sowed in flats about seven weeks ago and growth has been very slow, I think due to the chilly, cloudy, if not rainy days we've had.
One source I read said that celery should not be exposed to more than ten days of temperature below 59 degrees, so my goodness, I brought my flats inside a lot so far.
Having been surface sowed the little seedling are flopped over , then curled back upward. Will the plants straighten as they grow, or should I unbend the soft seedlings as I plant them out and prop them up that way with a bit of soil. They are only about one in in length right now.
I think our summers here are hotter than is ideal for celery. Do I have a chance?
Should I expect to blanch with pulled up soil despite claims of this being a self blanching variety? If I don't blanch is it apt to be tougher and more bitter?
Will the heat make it tougher and more bitter?
Is it true that celery can be grown in soggy soil and would almost prefer it?
I was thinking of growing it in trenches, maybe six or eight inches deep sot hat I could flood it with water and also make the soil blanching easier to accomplish by filling in the trenches at that point.
Appreciate anything you can tell me.
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