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    My 'foodie' daughter gave me some celeriac seeds in March, which I planted for curiosity, never having eaten it before. We have waited patiently and decided today to pull some up. They each had a little slimy hole in them - didn't look like slugs, the holes were quite precise and only in one place. One bulb was completely hollow and slimy inside. The other 2 were salvagable and what we roasted off were delicious. I want to grow them again next year, but need to know what pest I'm fighting here! How do I ensure big bulbs without slimy holes?!

  • #2
    I would still guess that it was slugs that attacked your crop, they can do it to a potato so why not celeriac?
    Geordie

    Te audire non possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure


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    • #3
      Yep, slugs. Definitely.
      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      • #4
        While it may have been slugs in your case, in the past mine have been attacked by white grubs about an inch long. I know because they were still in the root when I harvested it.

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        • #5
          if that was earlier in the year it might have been carrot fly grubs...they also like celeriac.
          Geordie

          Te audire non possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure


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