Hi Vera, if you're in the Spokane area, your climate is just a little colder than us here in Boise. I don't see why you wouldn't be able to grow celery. This is my first attempt, and the stuff does grow slowly, but it just chugs along and hasn't been bothered by any bugs or other issues. I don't know about the bolting issue - perhaps that only happens in the fall? I started them indoors around March 1, and set them out in the garden around May 5, when we were still getting near-freezing night temps. My Vegetable Gardener's Bible says to plant out when day temps are 55 and night temps are above 40. The author also mentions that in the fall, right before a hard frost, he digs his plants and keeps them just moist in planters in the root cellar and harvests celery from them all winter. He doesn't mention anything about bolting. Pinetree's website says the Redventure celery is 95 days to maturity. From planting out May 5, I should be harvesting around August 20th, which seems on-track with the progress of the plants, though I might steal a few stalks before then. ;)

Thanks, Jo. It seems a spring fever has come upon me, and I spent almost the entire weekend browsing hosta catalogs and reading posts and doing some research about hostahostahosta. So....what else is new with the rest of the forum? Don keeps his garden so perfect, my first impulse is to ask him, "How many gardeners do you employ full time to keep it that nice?" Mine will never be so lovely. Somewhere I seem to remember pictures of the massive construction of curbed bed borders and paved pathways of this garden. THAT is total dedication, and also self-knowledge....Don knows his interest in hosta is a life long affair. I have to admire the garden on all points.

I am so happy to see your pictures again! I was here back then, but mostly lurking, which I still do a lot because I am not very good about id-ing my plants since the dogs destroyed my labels and I gave up There are a few I know the names of, but not too many. You were one of my secret mentors when I started my hosta planting! I am sorry your 'When I Dream' was a disappointment, but there is so much to love about your gardens! Thank you for that!!!

I thought for a minute I was looking at Hanky Panky in that last picture! Lovely, healthy looking hostas.