Two and a half pounds of knobby, gnarly, hairy-rooted celeriac came out of the ground this weekend.
I sat solemnly astride a pail of water, knife in hand, silently slicing off the tall, green tops, then gently removing roots and ends, dipping each muddy orb into the water as it took shape. My bare hands turned increasingly purple and stiff, wet from the water, further chilled by the very cold Sunday air.
When all were cleaned, I sat on the grass, eyeing the empty celery root area of that largest bed. It grew aside the potatoes. I lifted my body up briefly, with the intention of digging in the potato area with my bare frozen hands in the hopes of finding a stray spud. Then I mentally pictured the desperate act I was considering.
In the end, I preserved my last shred of dignity and did not dig. I went inside, closed the back door and called it a season.
Last Eco-Nomics:
2.5 lbs Celery Root @ $2.99:
Total: $7.48
Last Eco-nomics posting: $186.05
This harvest tally: $7.48
Ahead by a Total of: $193.53
“Whole Foods” Pricing: $193.53 x 3.5 = $677.36
Not bad for a few handfuls of seeds and a rack of peat pellets.
Keep in mind that I’ve been keeping track of an “ahead by” figure – i.e., my garden actually produced $243.23 worth of goods, but I knocked off the initial expense of $49.70.
I can’t wait for next year.
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