Preparing vegetables for use during the winter is a great way to provide your family with vitamins when their deficiency is especially noticeable. But how to store root celery at home? Will it be possible to preserve nutritional value? To do this, it is enough to know the basic storage rules, as well as when to remove root celery and how to choose the best specimens for harvesting.

Some vegetable growers are confident that any variety of root celery can be stored all winter. However, it is not. There are varieties intended for winter storage, but there are not many of them:

• "Balena";
• "Royal Night";
• "Jupiter".

These varieties just need to be placed in the cellar, and they will last until spring.

Others, no matter what conditions you create for them, will last until the New Year at most. But the “Esaul” variety is not suitable for storage at all - only for fresh consumption and processing.

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Before storing celery, you need to cut off the side roots, which takes a lot of time. By choosing varieties with low roots, you will make it easier for yourself to prepare the vegetable for storage.

The varieties “Albin”, “Iskander”, “President RZ” have low lateral roots, but they need to be used before winter. Excellent variety “Jupiter” - stored all winter, lateral roots low, gaining weight up to 800 g.

Best time to harvest

Timely harvesting ensures that it will last a long time and will not lose its aroma and nutrients. When to harvest and how to store celery root? Let's figure it out in order.

Do not rush to remove vegetables from the garden. The longer it stays in the ground, the better. This allows the root to acquire the following qualities:

• increase in size and mature;
• covered with a hard, elastic skin.

The question of when to harvest celery is a very important one. A mature root crop is ready for transportation and storage; it is not afraid of damage, spoilage, or rotting.

The timing of digging is individual and depends on the plant variety and the climatic conditions of the region. On the one hand, you need to wait until the root crop is completely ripe. On the other hand, cleaning during the first frost is unacceptable, because frozen specimens will quickly deteriorate.

Adult plants can withstand frosts down to -7 ⁰C. Lower temperatures may become critical

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Practitioners advise cutting off the shoots and lower leaves of celery about a month before the expected harvest, so that it can then ripen without them.

Selection and quality control

When the harvest is harvested, they begin to check the quality and sort the root crops. Select the best samples that will easily retain their aroma and taste until spring.

Signs of a quality product:

• the color of the peel should be uniform, without spots, knots or yellowness;
• the top should not be loose or soft; if you come across such a root, throw it away - it is not suitable for storage and will soon begin to rot;
• When pressed, the pulp should be elastic, firm, and not flaccid and soft;
• the sound when tapping should be clear; if he is deaf, it means there are voids inside.

After selecting root celery for the winter, you can begin storing it. If you haven't cut the tops before, do it now. Cut the leaves with cuttings at an angle, leaving about 2-3 cm.

Tip of the day

During the pruning process, try not to touch the apical bud. Without it, the vegetable will quickly deteriorate.

Fresh storage

In a refrigerator

Root celery can be stored for 3 to 6 months in the bottom drawer of the refrigerator.

1. Clean the raw materials from dirt, leaves, stems and roots.
2. Pack everything in a plastic bag, cling film or foil.
3. Place in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator.

If the harvest is small, storing celery root in the refrigerator will be one of the best ways. If there are a lot of root vegetables, use one of the harvesting methods.

The cut root should also be stored in the refrigerator. A darkened cut area is not a sign of product deterioration - it can simply be removed

In the cellar, basement, on the balcony

How can celery root be preserved after it has been dug up? A cellar, basement or glassed-in balcony is perfect for this. With the onset of cold weather, there should be a constant temperature of 1-3 ° C and a humidity of at least 95%.

There are several known methods:

1. Fill the large box with ventilation holes with clean river sand. Stick the root vegetables vertically so that only the petioles remain on the surface.
2. Prepare a mixture of soil or sand with ash, fold the vegetable into small piles, and sprinkle the mixture on top. Adding stove ash will protect against rot, mold, and other diseases.
3. Mix water and clay to form a solution similar in thickness to sour cream. Dip the root vegetables one at a time, then let them dry and place them once dried in a single layer for storage.
4. Place the rhizomes in layers in trenches, sprinkle with wet sand, cover with straw on top, and sprinkle with soil 20-25 cm thick.
5. Place the celery in a plastic or foil package with perforations (small holes) and tie.
6. Use perlite or vermiculite (see).

These methods will help preserve vegetables in storage facilities where temperature and humidity conditions do not meet standards.

Heat treatment and canning

How to store celery root in a city apartment where there is no cellar or basement? There are several ways:

• freezing;
• drying;
• pickling;
• pickling.

Freezing

If the question arises of how to prepare celery and how to store it at home, we recommend the easiest way - frozen:

1. Peel the root vegetable.
2. Cut into strips, thin slices or chop on a coarse grater.
3. Then place in the freezer.

You can freeze it in plastic wrap or airtight containers, packaged in portions. As needed, take out a portion of the root and add it to hot dishes, snacks, and salads without additional processing.

Frozen celery can be stored for no longer than 10 months, otherwise it will lose all its beneficial properties.

Drying

Celery can not only be frozen in winter, but also stored at room temperature in the form of dried slices and sticks. Harvesting celery begins by washing it and drying it.

After preparation:

1. Cut off the top of each vegetable, remove roots and other debris.
2. Cut into circles, into strips no thicker than 1 cm, and dry in a dry, dark place where air circulates well.
3. Turn over and stir the celery periodically to ensure even drying.
4. When the raw materials are well dried and become brittle and brittle, put them in linen or cotton bags and place them in a cool, dark place.

You can use a vegetable dryer or oven to dry celery, but keep in mind that with this harvesting method it will lose a lot of nutrients.

Pickling

1. For pickling, take 0.5 kg of celery, 0.1 kg of non-iodized table salt. If you like seasonings, add a little fragrant and currant leaves, cherries for flavor.
2. Finely chop the raw material into slices, thin circles, or pass through a meat grinder.
3. Place the prepared vegetable in jars and other containers, pour in layers.
4. Then seal the container hermetically, place it for storage in a dry place where there is no light and the temperature fluctuates between 5-7 ºС.

Salted celery will be stored until spring without any problems.

Pickling

Preparing pickled celery for the winter is one way to provide yourself with a fragrant vegetable from late autumn until spring.

The process is simple:

1. Peel the raw materials, cut into small cubes and strips.
2. Prepare the marinade by pouring 1 liter of water into a pan, adding 3-5 g of citric acid, 30-40 g of salt, 50 g.
3. Bring the marinade to a boil, then add the chopped vegetable and cook for 15 minutes.
4. Remove the finished roots with a slotted spoon, place in sterilized jars, add spices to taste, and pour in the same boiled marinade.
5. Roll up the lid, cool under a fur coat, and store in a cool, dark place.

And finally, we’ll give you a useful video tip on how to quickly peel celery root.

We have described several ways to properly store celery in winter at home. Which one to choose depends on personal taste. Whatever you choose, rest assured that the aromatic root vegetable will always be at hand. It will add piquancy to any dish and become a source of vitamins and minerals that will help maintain health during the winter cold.

Store correctly and be healthy!

Celery is a valuable food product. The roots, greens, and young petioles of this plant are eaten. If the year turns out to be fruitful, you should remember that this root crop quickly deteriorates, so it is important to know how to store stalked celery for the winter.

In order for the tubers to grow healthy and strong, without grooves, convolutions and wormholes, it is also necessary to periodically carry out insecticidal treatment. Then the harvest will turn out great and will easily be preserved until spring. However, true fans of celery do not have tubers lying around, because they can be used to prepare a huge number of delicious dishes.

Features of growing celery root

Summer residents who plant root celery for the first time should know the specifics of storing and growing it for the winter. When caring for a plant, you need to keep the following in mind:

Secrets of cleaning and proper storage

To the question when to harvest celery root, amateur summer residents usually answer differently. In this case, each of them will be right and this is not surprising: the exact time of ripening of the root crop depends on the specific region, as well as on the time of planting. In central Russia this is most often mid-autumn. As for celery planted for greens, it is harvested before the plant blooms.

You need to dig up the root only in dry, warm weather, so that the fruits do not get wet in the rain. At least three days must pass from the last rain to harvesting so that the soil is completely dry. Cleaning proceeds as follows:

Storing celery for the winter It is best to organize according to the following scheme. Periodically, the vegetable must be inspected for spoilage and tubers that show signs of rot or mold must be removed. This must be done promptly, since one tuber infected with a fungus can instantly infect all the others.

Many summer residents are thinking about how to store root celery for the winter so that all the beneficial substances remain in it. The main thing is that the place intended for storing root vegetables is absolutely dry. You can learn from experienced summer residents how to store petiole and root celery for the winter. The easiest way is to vertically stick the root vegetables into the sand or put the dried fruits in a box, sprinkling sand on each layer. When stored correctly, the amateur summer resident provides itself for the winter with a product containing the following beneficial substances:

• Vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
• Magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, iron.
• Antioxidants (substances that slow down aging).
• Folic acid (a substance on which the successful outcome of pregnancy and the likelihood of conceiving a healthy child depend).

If a large celery tuber was not used at once, the cut must be covered with cellophane film and the tuber put in the refrigerator, otherwise the tender pulp will quickly dry out and the vitamins will quickly evaporate. The most beneficial substances are found in fresh tubers. Raw celery is quite hard and has a very specific taste, so it is best to grate the fresh tuber and add it to vegetable salads seasoned with olive or sunflower oil.

Use of root vegetables in cooking

Housewives love and respect this root vegetable not only because it is a valuable seasoning for meat and fish dishes. Firstly, celery is an excellent source of vitamins in winter and early spring, when getting fresh vegetables is quite problematic. Secondly, the root of this plant has been considered an aphrodisiac since ancient times - a product that awakens the desire for love and gives men strength and health. At home, you can include celery root and stalks in a variety of salads and sauces. Tomato preparations (pickles and marinades) with the addition of this vegetable are very tasty.

Housewives often add this root vegetable to soups. Sauces containing chopped fresh celery root are an excellent addition to meat and fish dishes; they also go well with seafood. Also, a healthy root vegetable is invariably included in children's and dietary vegetable puree soups. Some housewives like to fry celery in vegetable oil in the same way as they fry potatoes. The taste is no worse, but the main thing is that the calorie content is reduced several times. Cut the tubers for frying You can use any method: straws, bars, thin slices.

The valuable root vegetable is actively used in recipes intended for fasting and vegetarian nutrition. So, for example, with celery you can prepare a tasty and nutritious paste from beans or lentils, which is not inferior in protein content to meat and fish. This root goes well and with offal dishes (liver, chicken hearts and stomachs).

Fans of vitamin cocktails can use freshly squeezed juice of this valuable root to create original vegetable drinks. You can, for example, make a Vigor cocktail by mixing tomato, carrot and celery juice in equal proportions. This drink gives you energy and helps you stay in good shape all day.

Celery - a frequent visitor to garden beds in central Russia. But not all gardeners know about the benefits of this vegetable; many treat it rather dismissively. And completely in vain! The leaves, roots and petioles of this plant enrich the body with vitamins, give energy and youth, and also help to recover from many serious acute and chronic diseases. The main thing is to store the harvest correctly, then it will definitely benefit you.

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Root celery is a useful cultivated plant that can be grown in your garden. The most important part of it is the root. To get the maximum beneficial properties of this product, it is necessary not only to properly care for the vegetable, but also to know when and how to harvest it.

The root here is the most valuable part, containing the maximum of useful substances. Therefore, in order for it to grow juicy, large and healthy, it is necessary to put a lot of effort into the process of growing it. However, harvesting the ripe crop will be no less important for this vegetable crop. Improper harvesting can significantly reduce the value of celery root.

In autumn, the root of the vegetable increases its mass and also gains all its basic beneficial properties. In addition, this plant is frost-resistant. However, it is still not worth exposing it to frost, as this will affect the shelf life.

When to Harvest Celery Roots

If you rely on at least the approximate collection dates, then experts advise choosing October. Usually cleaning occurs at the end of the month. In this case, the vegetable can safely grow in the beds until the first frost. There are no clear deadlines; to determine when this crop can be harvested, you need to focus on both weather conditions and the visual manifestations of the plant in the autumn.

This crop should be harvested very carefully. The integrity of the tuber must be maintained.

• digging out the root using a fork, knife or shovel. It is better to give preference to villas, since their use reduces the risk of damage to the underground part of the plant;
• just pull the vegetable out of the garden. To simplify this process, the beds should be well watered before the plant is pulled out.
• after removing the root from the ground, it is necessary to shake off the soil;
• When the tuber is cleared of soil, the leaves are cut off. You need to cut it in such a way that approximately 2-4 cm of the above-ground part remains above the root crop. The tops cut off during harvesting can be placed on the beds. Next year they will become an excellent fertilizer for the soil. They are also used as soil sanitation;
• the root itself is sent for drying.
• If defects are found, then such roots should not be stored. They can be used for food.

Celery root can be stored in the following ways:

• fresh;
• dried;
• frozen.
  The most interesting storage method is naturally the first option. Vegetables can be stored fresh in different ways. Both the refrigerator and the cellar are suitable for these purposes. In this case, it should be remembered that fresh storage is possible only if the temperature range is from 0° to +1°C. In this case, air humidity should be at a level of 90% or higher.

in the basement

• You need to pour wet sand into a large box;
• Then celery roots are planted in such a bed. Their petioles should “look” up.

To keep root vegetables fresh in a refrigerator, you need to do the following:

• Celery roots are washed, dipped in a weak solution of pharmaceutical brilliant green and then dried;
• roots are allowed to be placed in plastic bags. The carbon dioxide accumulated in them will contribute to the excellent preservation of the crop. But the packaging should not be 100% sealed.

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Any activity requires a responsible approach. Gardening work is no exception. Every self-respecting agronomist should know the timing of planting, watering or digging up the plants that he wants to see on his site. This article talks about when to dig up celery, and more precisely, about the timing of its harvesting.

Harvesting celery

When and how to harvest celery root?

Since the most important part of root celery is the root itself, you need to be careful when harvesting. In addition, do not forget that in the process of growing seedlings you need to make a pick, shortening the root by about a third.

Many beginners make the mistake of starting to dig celery early. This leads to the fact that the root crop does not have time to gain the required size. To avoid mistakes, look at the tops. If they begin to turn yellow, then this is the most reliable sign of ripening.

Typically, harvesting begins in October. But you don’t have to rush and wait until the first frost - celery can withstand cold weather. The main thing is not to overfreeze it (the minimum temperature that the root vegetable can withstand is minus 7ºC).

Celery should be dug up after rain, when the soil becomes loose. If the weather is dry, just water the bed thoroughly to avoid damage to the fruit. You will need a fork, a large knife or a shovel for cleaning, but it is much easier to just gently pull out the celery with your hands.

When cleaning you will need a pitchfork or shovel

Then cut off the green part at the very beginning (two or three cm), and leave these tops on the beds - they will serve as an excellent fertilizer in the future. The fruits themselves are first left in the garden for a short time, allowing them to dry slightly, and then placed for complete drying in a dry and well-ventilated place.

Storage rules

Pre-treatment of roots depends on the storage room. For example, if you plan to just leave the celery in the cellar, then you just need to trim the tops. However, if the harvest will be stored at home, then it must be washed and placed in small bags, and then placed in the refrigerator.

Important! Celery should be stored in the refrigerator, next to beets or carrots. In the freezer, this finicky root vegetable will instantly lose all its beneficial properties.

Do not forget that the duration of storage depends on the variety. “Balena”, “Royal Night” or “Jupiter” may well last until spring. Other varieties will last only until the New Year, and then at best. “Esaul” is generally not suitable for storage - it must be eaten fresh.

Video: Harvesting and storing celery