On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:05:00 GMT, hahabogus > wrote:

>Melba's Jammin' > wrote in
:
>
>> In article >,
>> Goomba > wrote:
>>
>>> I'm so annoyed. The Kroger near me keeps foisting off celery with all
>>> the leaves cut off. Not just the trimmed "celery hearts" but the
>>> regular celery stalks too. I asked the produce man (not the manager)
>>> what happened and he replied that they cut them off cause "no one
>>> wants to pay for the leaves" or something along that line and some
>>> comment implying they're useless. What?! I tried to explain to him
>>> that they're very important, very flavorful and almost a must for my
>>> stock.
>>>
>>> Is this a new trend? I need to make it a point to speak to the
>>> manager about this.
>>
>> Never thought much about it, but now that you mention it. . . .
>> I don't think I get much in the way of tops until I'm in a layer or
>> so. Are your stalks bagged or nekkid? If they're bagged, 10:1
>> they're coming from the supplier that way.
>>
>> I gotta pay more attention to that.
>>
>> (I've got some leaf celery [dried] that's pretty good. It actually
>> has flavor.)
>>
>
>Lovage or AKA Bishop weed is a herb you can grow to replace it.


Lovage and bishops weed are two different things according to a quick
google. (as I thought) We've got bit of bishops weed that came with
some of the things we transplanted from the last place. It's
impossible to get rid of and I'd strongly recommend NOT planting any.
I try to pull it as I see it but I'll never get it all.

Lou