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The best of my memory said to cut off the end and if you could not plant it right away, put it in some water. I almost forgot to take the picture....before I stuck it in the ground that is! ( I thought the only good thing about the end was making roses from dipped paint and paper.) Shows you how much I knew about celery!
I planted it in the ground and covered it with about an inch of soil. Luckily, we had lots of rain and I did not have to remember to water it. After about three days....this is what was coming out of the ground.
Yesterday, this is what I saw and today, it is even taller. I took my husband out back to the garden to have a look and he just looked at me...I think he doubted this would work in the first place.
Granted....I don't have a celery stalk to chop in my salad yet.....but by the looks of things, if it does not get too terribly hot around here, I just might in a few weeks. Yep...this is one of those things I had to see for myself! Seriously, I almost don't believe it!
I did the same thing! I took mine from water and planted it in a pot. I will transplant it when the garden is ready. Here is Bell who has all the info for you...
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I thought maybe that was where I saw this, but it is not. I don't know who had done it. But I love how it appears this will work.
DeleteHi there, Don't you just hate it when you can't remember where you saw such and such...but great job remembering what the directions were. I've never grown celery so I might just have to start-I use it in my juices all the time. Thanks for sharing.
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That is such great information....and what fun to see it grow from what you normally would throw away! I've got to try this. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmm.....I didn't know you could do that. I'll have to watch and see how yours turns out and then I may try one of my own! :)
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Oh I had seen that too! So glad to see someone else try it and it worked! I may be trying it this weekend! Of course I will have to make sure the dog/ squirrels don't eat it :)
ReplyDeleteThis is SO COOL! I'm definitely going to try it. :)
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to give this a try as well. Looks fun and the part about surprising people will be worth the wait.
ReplyDeleteWow you learn something new everyday! =D
ReplyDeleteI may not have celery growing, but I do have a big, pretty passion plant. It is loaded with buds and started to bloom.
ReplyDeleteOh that is so cool. Here I have been growing veggies for almost 40 years now and I don't recall hearing or reading this. I am going to have to try this. Tip growing celery if your want your stalks a pale color (very tasty that way) shelter the stalks from light. Can use a coffee can or cardboard. OK that's it I have to go cut the base of my celery and try this now.
ReplyDeleteThat is so great! I've seen books about growing veggies from pieces of the vegetable and now You have shown us. Wow!
ReplyDeleteAwhile ago I learned that spinach will winter over in MN, but only if it gets a good layer of snow to protect it. This year, no snow, so no winter crop ready to greet me this spring!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Suzanne!!! Have a great year - Mary
I am so going to try this - food with a wasted celery end! Even if it never grows to a stalk you could chop the leaves off for soups. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh WOW so cool, i'm going to try this i think my daughter will love it, wonder if i could start it in the house near the window??
ReplyDeleteOk, I'm going to try it. I haven't planted a thing in my life. But if this works, I'm going to reffer to myself as a gardener. :)
ReplyDeleteyou can take older potatoes that are getting eyes on them, and cut them in half and bury them, and you will get potatoes too!
ReplyDeleteHad no idea you could do that. Now I have to go buy celery and try it.
ReplyDeleteMother Nature is full of surprises. I have to try that, even with my brown thumb it might work.
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing, guess what I'm going to be doing after my next fruit and veg shopping?
ReplyDeleteLove this idea,as we are trying so hard to grow most of our own veggies in little space. Thank you for sharing.
xx jeanetteann
Who knew? Thanks for sharing. I'm going to try it:)
ReplyDeleteAnd now a word from our resident science teacher - - -
ReplyDeleteWHAT you have here is a PERFECT example of vegetative propagation. Growing an entire NEW plant from a part of the old. We see examples of it all the time, though we rarely let it "register" in our brains.
Strawberries will grow a new plant from any portion of their runners that touch the ground, new trees will grow up from stumps, a new plant can be grown from "clippings" from a friend's favorite plant, and the list goes on.
Once I even saw a new tree sprouting from a wooden rectangular fence post on my uncle's farm. I was pretty amazed at THAT one - - - until I told him what I saw and he nodded and said, "That was a weeping willow post, they'll regrow without any bark left on them.
BTW - you can also grow carrots and potatoes in a similar fashion. You can cut potatoes into pieces to plant and as long as there is an "eye" on each piece they will all grow into new plants.
And now, the resident science teacher will bow out - - -
that is amazing!! i had no idea you could do that.
ReplyDeletethanks for the birthday wishes, i hope you had a great birthday too!!
How cool is that? I'm gonna try it, too...maybe with my second graders!
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I know Linda at Prairie Flower Farm said to cut a sweet potato in half and you can put it in soil and they will grow too! This is amazing. I know I saw this too but where I can not remember. Thanks Suzanne, for the sweet share. I love crunchy celery in salads and sometime I just eat it plain. I am not a big wing fan but we had some as an appetizer the other night and I eat a piece of celery first before I indulge in wings! Have a terrific week.
ReplyDeleteI've seen that too and wasn't convinced. I am now. Very neat!
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