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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jul 17, 2020 23:58:03 GMT -5
I'll be honest with you. I have no idea what to expect from this.
This is one of those long-lost heirloom vegetables, brought out of cold storage by the Seed Savers Exchange.
Have I ever grown celeriac before? No.
Have I ever seen celeriac before? No.
The plant is described as being 10-14" tall on the back of the package, but it's supposed to be started 12 weeks before your last frost, so I'm expecting a very slow grow.
I've placed three seeds into a rockwool pod and placed it in my Sprout, with no nutrients added to the water.
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Post by Shawn on Jul 18, 2020 4:42:13 GMT -5
So this will turn into celery?
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Post by Sher on Jul 18, 2020 9:08:09 GMT -5
This is celeriac. It is also called celery root.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jul 25, 2020 19:52:58 GMT -5
One week in, no signs of germination so far.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Aug 9, 2020 20:59:46 GMT -5
Two weeks in, still no signs of germination.
I'm glad I didn't add nutrients or the Sprout would be overrun with algae by now.
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Post by Shawn on Aug 10, 2020 5:37:35 GMT -5
What is the germination time on these?
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Aug 10, 2020 8:14:54 GMT -5
What is the germination time on these? The package says 10-20 days, but I don't know how accurate that is |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 8:25:19 GMT -5
If it does germinate, are you planning to transplant into soil?
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Aug 10, 2020 8:37:48 GMT -5
If it does germinate, are you planning to transplant into soil? I'm hoping to keep it in the Sprout - it's around 180 days to harvest from the time the seeds germinate, I think, so it would be the middle of the winter by the time it's ready to transplant  |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Aug 12, 2020 9:23:34 GMT -5
This is taking so long that there's the slightest amount of algae in the Sprout!  (nothing that a little bit of hydrogen peroxide can't fix) |
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Post by Shawn on Aug 12, 2020 12:44:22 GMT -5
Had you added nutes? Or is that from the clean window view of the water where light can get in?
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Aug 12, 2020 14:02:12 GMT -5
Had you added nutes? Or is that from the clean window view of the water where light can get in? Still no nutes - I think it is a combination of the window view, and maybe some leftover residue from the last plant I had in it. |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Aug 19, 2020 19:07:30 GMT -5
One month in, still no signs of germination.
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Post by Shawn on Aug 20, 2020 6:41:52 GMT -5
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Aug 23, 2020 14:31:14 GMT -5
Going to give up on this for now, might try to germinate some seeds manually before I put them in a pod.
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