Celeriac and celeriac have different harvest times. While one can tolerate slightly below zero, the other must be harvested before the frost sets in so that it does not become inedible. While celery tastes best fresh, it can be stored and frozen.
Harvest celery
The harvest season for celery begins in June. Since it tastes best fresh, it is harvested as needed. Here you only cut off the stems and leave the plant in the bed. This will encourage regrowth of the celery stalks.
Celery is sensitive to frost. Frosty temperatures make the stalks glassy and inedible. Since the first night frosts usually appear from October, the celery should be harvested by this time.
If you have grown your celery in a bucket, put it indoors from October. You can gradually harvest it at temperatures between 10 and 20 degrees Celsius.
Harvest celeriac
Those who have decided to grow celeriac can start harvesting from the end of August. If you want to let your tubers grow, leave the celery in the bed longer. Harvesting is possible until December. Light frosts down to about -3 degrees Celsius do not bother the celeriac.
After harvest
- Separate the celery root from the bulb
- can be used as soup greens
- cut off roots
storage and freezing
If the celeriac is stored in a cool and dry place, it can be kept for a few months. A proven method is storing in dry sand.
If the celeriac is to be frozen, it is washed and peeled. Cut into small cubes, it is blanched and then frozen.
Celery is best consumed immediately after harvest. It is also suitable for freezing if washed, sliced and blanched.
tips and tricks
In order for the celeriac to last for several months, the soil must not be washed off under any circumstances. The remains of the soil are best left dried on the tuber.