Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600021
10/13/97

### STORING CELERY

     Storage can be done in  several ways.  Late celery may  be

    stored
     in the garden for 1 to 2 months by building up  soil

    at
     the base of the plant.  Gradually build up the  bank  of

    soil
     to  the top of the plant. This should be  done  before

    winter
     sets  in.  As the weather  gets  colder,  cover  the

    plants
    with straw held down by boards.

     Celery  may also be dug out of the garden, with the  roots

    still
     attached, and placed in the basement or  root  cellar

    before
     freezing temperatures occur.  Set the plants on  the

    floor
     and pack them together tightly.  If  kept  moderately

    moist,
    the plants will keep 1 to 2 months.

     A third method of storage would be to place the plants  in

    a
    trench.  The trench should be 10 to 12 inches wide and  24

    inches
    deep.   Again, dig out the plants  leaving  the  soil

    attached,
    pack the celery closely into the trench, and  then

    water.
     Allow the plant tops to dry off. Make a sloping roof

    for
    the trench and cover it with straw adding more straw  as

    the
     weather gets colder. Celery will keep in  this  storage

    until
    late winter.

     Celery should not be stored with turnips or cabbage as the

    flavor
    of the celery will be tainted. The temperature of the

    storage
     area  should be near 32  degrees Fahrenheit and the

    humidity
    moderate. The  roots  should  be in  moist  sand or

    soil.

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