celeriac growers care to comment?

[applestar]

My celeriac seedlings in recycled K-cups:

Sowed seeds in 3/4" microblocks 3/5 (bottom shelf of Indoor Paradise approx 70's during the day, mid-60‘s at night), germinated 3/13, uppotted to K-cups 3/23 (Now going out to garage V8 Nursery during the day mid-50's up to 60°F). I was having trouble maintaining moisture for the microblocks. Hopefully, they'll grow now.

[Happy Days]

What variety is it?

[applestar]

Giant Prague.

[PunkRotten]

Thanks for sharing AS. I am gonna do another round of seeds this weekend and will sow more Celeriac. I think the ones I planted in the garden the bugs might have got them. I still have a celeriac root in my fridge that has been there almost 2 months and it feels and looks good still. I think this weekend I am going to eat it.

[iseark]

I'm so jealous! I can't ever get it to even germinate , inside or out.

[applestar]

I surface sowed -- just a "salting" of sand and screened coir to keep them from floating away and help hold moisture -- then pushed them into the soil mix with my finger tip.

Then covered the surface with a loose sheet of Saran wrap, checking every morning and night, and spraying down with mist bottle when there were no condensation on the inside of the wrap. I could see the seeds when I misted them.

They were kept several inches from the lights not up close but still fairly bright.

OUTSIDE, I think you would treat them similar to carrots -- you would have to cover them with 1/8-1/4" of soil to protect from drying out and then keep them watered morning and night. The seedlings are so tiny (tinier than carrots) that they are prone to snail/slug/other pest damage and simply wash away in heavy downpour.... Imagine you need to seed pretty heavily to keep the survivors.

[iseark]

Thanks. Maybe I'll try again. I've spent so much on my upcoming garden already that I may have to wait till next year though. I appreciate the tips.

[sepeters]

Great to see so many growing celeriac now!
I never did get around to compiling the info on diff. varieties. Have been having problems with the seed order and never received my new celeriac seeds, so I sort of lost my motivation there. I planted the handful I had left from last year, and only one grew. I'm hoping it will bolt since it did experience some cold weather, and I can collect it's seeds.

I've used this company (whose name I will not mention) extensively and never had a problem. This year they shorted my order by several seed packets, and charged me anyway. When I called them they did send me some of the seeds they'd missed but told me they would no longer be carrying a few of the things I ordered (can't figure out why they were on this season's order form, if that's the case). They did offer to give me credit or send me different seeds, but refused to refund my money.

[digitS']

Diamant and Mars celeriac seed went in containers this week.

I seem to wait each year until I can do this sowing in the greenhouse rather than in the house. I'm not sure why that is but, I guess I kind of treat it like parsley. That was also started this week.

We've had some sunshine this week and I turned on the greenhouse furnace for overnight warmth 2 nights ago. I don't think celeriac gets in much of a hurry to sprout but I also don't think it needs much warmth. So, 60°F overnight should be enough for it. I just have to see if that old seed has some viability to it. I think the Diamant seed was 2 years old and not just from last year.

Steve