Bolting celery
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- Subject: Bolting celery
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- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 14:13:38 -0400
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Hi all,
I'm trying (unsuccessfully) to grow celery this year and a couple of the
plants have started to bolt (go to seed). These were plants I bought-the
ones I grew from seed are OK. I know they will bolt if exposed to temps
below 55 F for a week, so I suspect the seedling source may be at fault for
letting them get chilled. Will anything else make them bolt? Second
important question: What can I do with this lettuce? Let it go to seed and
get "celery seed" spice? Chop off stalk and eat or use in cooking (soup)?
I hate to just compost.
Thanks,
Beth (MD zone 7)
