My 1st attempt at vegetable gardening 2008

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    Beautiful plants, You'll be eating good soon!
     
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    Thank you :-)
     
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    Looks awesome! Here's a tip on the celery though - if you don't want it to turn out too deep green and spicy, wrap the stems around in cotton gauze. This will keep it pale and prevent it from getting too too strong.
     
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    Thanks for that tip
     
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    Durgan Contributor 10 Years

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    Interesting, but cotton gauze is a misery to handle, particularly around spikey plants. Any time I handled gauze it is very difficult to keep flat, and I end up with string. It might have some merit if it was starched or somehow made relatively stiff. There has to be a better way.
     
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    I've also used flannel, cotton broadcloth, and sisal twine. I have always preferred the gauze method, or else just grow the celery up inside a 1L milk carton with the top and bottom cut out. Or a 2L one if you think the plant is going to get really big.
     
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    I 'll give one of the methods listed a try
     

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