Re: Bolting celery
Hello,
In introduction, I'm Bobbi, publisher of Barbara's Natural Gardening
Newsletter. I've been reading some of your mail and the bolting celery
message was irresistible, must answer.
What I do when the celery bolts, is to chop the stalk and leaves up and
dehydrate them. When thoroughly dry, toss in the blender or food processor
and process into powder. Use to season soups, salads, stews, etc. It has a
short shelf life so store in an airtight container and keep cool. (Those
seasoning jars from chili powder work well, especially those with the
"sprinkler top."
Plant celery so it will mature in cool weather. Now would be a good time to
start seeds for those in climates with 180 days or more. Short season
gardeners must start seeds earlier to get plants to mature before deep
freezes.
Hope this helps a little.
Bobbi
----- Original Message -----
From: Neason <Rebecca.Neason@foxinternet.net>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: Bolting celery
> Use some of the leaves for soup seasoning and then collect the seeds for
> use as a spice.
>
> Steve (Maritime...)
>
> Grem, Beth A wrote:
> >
> > Sorry, I have lettuce on the brain. I meant to ask what can I do with
this
> > CELERY central stalk.
> > Thanks,
> > Beth
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Grem, Beth A [G*@navair.navy.mil]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 2:14 PM
> > To: 'veggie-list@eskimo.com'
> > Subject: Bolting celery
> >
> > 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)
>
>
