tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post6196962765584250815..comments2024-03-20T10:03:52.994-04:00Comments on gardening in the boroughs of nyc: Carrots, Beets, Celery, and Leeks Raised Bedmeemsnychttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-9022839077879968382011-06-22T10:07:23.690-04:002011-06-22T10:07:23.690-04:00Sometimes watching them grow is like watching wate...Sometimes watching them grow is like watching water boil!The JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860982258621823529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-69031552050167840242011-06-22T08:51:14.820-04:002011-06-22T08:51:14.820-04:00Hey Mimi - your stuff if looking good :) I was goi...Hey Mimi - your stuff if looking good :) I was going to suggest freezing the celery too.<br /><br />Here is my post on the mushrooms http://novicelife.blogspot.com/2011/05/growing-portabellas.html -- hubby did most of it. I bought him a kit for his bday and if I understand right, it was dirt that had spores in it already somewhere and he kept in moist and the portabella's started to grow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069117326093443006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-62227745327816255962011-06-22T07:11:57.009-04:002011-06-22T07:11:57.009-04:00Mind out putting radishes with other stuff. They g...Mind out putting radishes with other stuff. They grow so fast the leaves stop the surrounding plants getting a good level of light.The Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345021580985320660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-44858182151785252062011-06-22T07:01:24.193-04:002011-06-22T07:01:24.193-04:00I also freeze my celery. The leeks may be slow gro...I also freeze my celery. The leeks may be slow growers but you will really enjoy them in the fall and winter when most other veggies are done!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-514481571586666342011-06-21T21:00:18.703-04:002011-06-21T21:00:18.703-04:00Freezing celery is easy. Just chop it up, spread o...Freezing celery is easy. Just chop it up, spread out on a cookie sheet, and place in the freezer. Once frozen, add to a zipper freezer bag. This way you can scoop out what you need and they won't be frozen together.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-77274829938120541012011-06-21T20:07:11.238-04:002011-06-21T20:07:11.238-04:00You can freeze uncooked celery. I follow a blog ca...You can freeze uncooked celery. I follow a blog called The Modern Victory Garden, an excellent blog exclusively about food gardening. She recently posted about chopping celery up into chunks, laying it in a pan and freezing it, then putting it in ziploc bags for storage.<br /><br />Here's a link to her post.<br /><br />http://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/show/7410911Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com