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Mid May and unseasonably warm autumn weather for Melbourne.This year I am experimenting with blanching my four celery plants. I wrapped them loosely in recycled white deli paper (inner layer) and plastic cut from potting mix bags (outer layer). I am not sure if wrapping is a good idea because it might also provide a home for the earwigs and weevils who have started chewing on the celery- or is it baby snails? In a couple of weeks I will unwrap one celery to inspect for damage and hopefully discover and eliminate the culprits.
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How long will it need to be kept in paper to be blanched?
ReplyDeleteI am not sure as last year I didn't blanch the celery; just picked the green stems as I needed them. On Friday I unwrapped one plant after they had been wrapped for 2 weeks and all appears to be going well- no earwigs, snails or weevils. I wrapped it up again after trimming off the thin stems.
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