I planted two celery plants this year, while trying to plant a tomato "salsa" garden...the plants did beautifully but are very bitter and not for consumption...(oh why couldn't those horn worms have liked my celery better than my tomatoes????) My peppers were pathetic as well.
Celery need lots of water or it will get bitter. It is somethin like 95% water, kinda like cucumbers. Do try again next year. I grow mine for drying to put in soups throughout the year.
Thanks Lillian. The celery LOOKS beautiful and like it should just snap with celery goodness but alas....YUCK! I'll give it a go again.... Oh, and my cucumbers never did sprout at all either....
I grow some celery, and I use 6 inch pieces of pvc pipe for it to grow in. I put the pipe over top of the plants when I plant them. I don't know if that would help the bitterness or not. I then cut the celery, and freeze it to use over the winter in soups or whatever.
Any "deep" thoughts re: celery?
Posted - Aug 18 2008 : 3:25:08 PM
