Thought I'd fill you in on the status of the celeriac seedlings. When I originally posted about their slow germination, Jess said they grow very slowly - "it's like pulling teeth". Jess how right you are. They're still TINY! I plan to leave them a couple more weeks then go for a transplant into a raised bed, trying to ensure as little disturbance as possible. Unless anyone has any better ideas?
I wouldn't worry about the size. When you harden them they will get a lot bigger. I also just fertilized mine with very diluted fish emulsion fertilizer, but I guess this is pretty optional.
Posted by: Patrick | April 26, 2006 at 01:18 PM
Thanks for that patrick. I have indeed been hardening them off and they are starting to look a *bit* bigger ... Love your blog BTW - will blogroll you shortly.
Posted by: Jane Perrone | April 27, 2006 at 01:17 PM
I have not much advice, because I'm a total newbie to Vegetable growing, but as they say: Patience brings roses. In this case it'll be Celeriac :) Keep on writing! This site is a valuable source of info for newbies like me :)
Posted by: Sinta | May 01, 2006 at 03:51 PM
Hi Jane -- I love your blog too. Like Sinta just said, keep on writing! Good luck with your celeraic, and let us know how they come out.
Posted by: Patrick | May 01, 2006 at 08:12 PM
Agony, isn't it?
Mine are perhaps a tiny bit bigger than yours, but not much. That's celeriac. The good news, though, is that once the sun starts to shine regularly and they're out on the allotment, there comes a point where they suddently start to grow much quicker. Secrets for success: Keep them wet, all the time (they seem to love it boggy and wet). Also you can't make the soil too rich.
Any tips for making peas germinate? Only about one in 10 of my Hurst Greenshaft, sown two weeks ago, have germinated. And they haven't been eaten – I put a cage over them. I can only conclude that perhaps it was still a tad cold for them a fortnight ago? What do you think?
Posted by: Jess | May 02, 2006 at 08:53 AM
Well, your celeriac seedlings are giants compared to ours. I've added a photo at the bottom of our latest blog entry (follow the URL against this comment if you want to compare and contrast).
When we've grown them in the past they do seem to take a long time to get started, but put on a real spurt in the second half of the year.
Posted by: Allotmentboss | May 08, 2006 at 10:06 PM