| After cutting your celery stalks how can you preserve the excess if you have too much? |
| Congratulations on your green thumb! If you've already harvested your celery by cutting it from the roots, store at 34F degrees at 98-100 percent humidity and it will keep for 14-28 days. For future reference, late celery may be stored in the garden for 1 to 2 months by building up soil at the base of the plant. Gradually build up the bank of soil to the top of the plant. This should be done before winter sets in. As the weather gets colder, cover the plants with straw held down by boards. Or, celery may be dug out of the garden, with the roots still attached, and placed in the basement or root cellar before freezing temperatures occur. Set the plants on the floor and pack them together tightly. If kept moderately moist, the plants will keep 1 to 2 months. A third method of storage would be to place the plants in a trench. The trench should be 10 to 12 inches wide and 24 inches deep. Again, dig out the plants leaving the soil attached, pack the celery closely into the trench, and then water. Allow the plant tops to dry off. Make a sloping roof for the trench and cover it with straw adding more straw as the weather gets colder. Celery will keep in this storage until late winter. |
