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Post by neptune on May 2, 2018 17:41:41 GMT -5
I planted some cutting/leaf celery last year, which I had never heard of before, and surprisingly (for me at least ) it did quite well. Since celery is a biennial, it's coming up again. It looks just like Italian parsley (which I planted nearby, making it hard to tell the difference ), but has a very strong celery flavor. You could use it in salads, stews, etc. If you do plant some, DON'T plant the seeds directly in the ground, because you probably won't get anything that way. Plant the seeds in little pots first, and then transplant. I think it's worth a try for anyone. There are different places to buy the seed online, but here's where I got mine: store.underwoodgardens.com/Par-Cel-Leaf-Celery-Apium-graveolens-v-secalinum/productinfo/V1083/
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Post by wallycat on May 2, 2018 18:02:22 GMT -5
WOW; thank you!
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Post by neptune on May 2, 2018 22:10:07 GMT -5
No problem, wallycat. I first learned about cutting celery last year from the book The Foods of the Greek Islands. Apparently this celery grows wild in certain places there (and is also cultivated) and has a lot of great flavor. So, I decided to try to grow some myself. If you just want to buy it fresh at the store, Asian markets would be your best bet. It should be called either kun choi or kin tsai.
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Post by wallycat on May 3, 2018 10:38:58 GMT -5
Appreciate the info. I live in a godforsaken wasteland. Asian markets...ahahahahaahahahha.... 2 hour schlep into seattle...sigh. The site you linked me to shows they carry the spinach we adore and could only find on one site for years, so this opens up where DH can order seeds. Thank you!!!
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Post by neptune on May 6, 2018 23:41:45 GMT -5
Appreciate the info. I live in a godforsaken wasteland. Asian markets...ahahahahaahahahha.... 2 hour schlep into seattle...sigh. I've never been to Washington, but one smaller city I've heard of is Richland. Of course, "wastelands" are often cheaper to live in at least. I also live about 2 hours away from the nearest Asian market, so please don't feel too bad. Great—glad to be of any help. Sounds like some serendipity for you.
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Post by wallycat on May 7, 2018 17:56:04 GMT -5
I wish smaller towns cost less. This is a tourist trap of sorts so nothing is inexpensive here. I'm grateful there's a costco 2 hours away (round trip). And on line ordering! 30% tax on spirits is a killer.
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Post by neptune on May 12, 2018 21:52:08 GMT -5
I wish smaller towns cost less. I guess it depends on the location. Where I live, land is pretty cheap and property taxes low. On the other hand, if you live near the lake (about 7+ miles away), things go up considerably. Sorry to hear that. Sounds like even your traffic might be bad. That's good. That seems ridiculous.
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Post by wallycat on May 14, 2018 16:55:04 GMT -5
Port Townsend is a cute artsy community. about 8,000 live here so traffic is rarely an issue...except during tourist season when the ferries dock, LOL.
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Post by neptune on May 16, 2018 22:26:23 GMT -5
Port Townsend is a cute artsy community. about 8,000 live here so traffic is rarely an issue...except during tourist season when the ferries dock, LOL. Interesting. I had never heard of Port Townsend before. Just looking at a map, I would've never guessed it's 2 hours from Seattle, but I suppose Washington is a big state. I imagine your summers are rainy and cool at least.
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Post by wallycat on May 17, 2018 20:04:16 GMT -5
I'd never heard of it either till my DH dragged me here, LOL. 2 hours...with a ferry ride included (1 hour to bainbridge island, the ferry ride about 1/2 hour across...some days less time, other days longer...depends on traffic and time of day; you could drive to Tacoma and turn around to drive...anywhere from 2-1/2 hours to 1-1/2 hours)....and don't forget construction!
I WISH our summers were cool and rainy. We were cool the first year we moved here...2 years ago, we had a week of 90 degrees :-O Truly a horror show for this part of the country. Climate change has been nobody's friend here. Construction over the centuries never thought to include air conditioning. Last year was the first year the news said all new Seattle construction is building with a/c. Like the midwest and Texas. On the Peninsula, few people even had heat pumps (which I laugh at as being able to keep a house actually cool enough); I'm seeing more and more of the ductless heating/cooling being installed in existing homes. Seattle's typical temps now are 64....they're already in the 70s and hit 88 once. ugh. I'm grateful to have the ocean breezes but when they switch, again, horror show--especially for someone who hates summer. Rain is a thing of the past here. Winter is our rainy season (sure, I'd rather have snow). Last summer was drought and brown yards. Already, it has been 8 days with no rain and we haven't even hit summer yet.
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Post by neptune on May 20, 2018 20:43:18 GMT -5
I'd never heard of it either till my DH dragged me here, LOL. Maybe eventually you'll be able to drag him out. That's interesting you have to ride a ferry. So you put your car on the ferry? What's the fee? That's awful. Sorry to hear that. Are you warmer than Seattle or about the same? I don't like summer either. When I was a kid, we used to live in Texas—I could never take that kind of summer weather now. I didn't know about any of this. I guess I don't envy your weather that much after all.
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Post by wallycat on May 21, 2018 12:21:36 GMT -5
You don't "have to" take a ferry, but it is more "as the crow flies" ...and you can do foot traffic or drive your car on. I forget what the fee is...$20 but that may have been a while ago. If you go on foot, then you have to pay to park, usually around $12 for the day. We are typically warmer in winter and cooler in summer...but we have had occasion where we are as hot as seattle, again, depends on the wind. If it is off the pacific ocean/straits, it is beautiful. If it is from Spokane/cascades area, we get hot.
I grew up (after age 5) in WI...the humidity could kill you, LOL, never mind the mosquitoes!
Compared to what is going on around the nation, we're sitting pretty. Seattle will hit 80 again (yup, the rare 80s are now routine...and it isn't even summer...sigh), so we may hit 68-70. Colorado and most of the east coast is flooding, hawaii is on lava alert, california is turning into fire and desert....we don't get tornadoes on the peninsula that I can recall....so there are worse places.
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Post by neptune on May 23, 2018 17:47:10 GMT -5
You don't "have to" take a ferry, but it is more "as the crow flies" ...and you can do foot traffic or drive your car on. I forget what the fee is...$20 but that may have been a while ago. If you go on foot, then you have to pay to park, usually around $12 for the day. I imagine a ferry ride could be pretty fun. I guess since you're a bit closer to the water, that tends to moderate your temperatures compared with Seattle. I didn't realize WI got that hot. I'm sure the winters are cold, though! That's not too bad. Yes, you could be much worse. Most of the nation is pretty hot right now—we're getting rain almost every day now, but the first half of the month we were bone-dry. I guess your moderate temperatures are pretty good for planting spinach.
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Post by wallycat on May 23, 2018 19:10:00 GMT -5
LOOOVED the -30 in the winters; feet of snow...ahhhhh, memories. I can drive to Hurricane ridge and get butt-loads of snow though most any time of the year :-)
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Post by neptune on May 29, 2018 22:24:42 GMT -5
LOOOVED the -30 in the winters; feet of snow...ahhhhh, memories. I can drive to Hurricane ridge and get butt-loads of snow though most any time of the year :-) –30 in the winter? Didn't know it got that cold in WI. Hadn't heard of Hurricane Ridge, but I'm glad that's available to you. When I was a child, we lived in Omaha for a couple of years. I remember getting stuck in the snow twice (it was really scary), and someone having to come rescue me.
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