The Surprising Joy of Gardening & Bolting My Marigolds and Celery Flower 🌺

🌱 When Veggies Bolt: Why I’m Clipping My Celery Flowers and Eating Them in a Salad 🥗

🚀 Bolting, hah, it sounds like something your veggies do when they’re late for work. ⏰ But really, it’s what happens when plants hit the “I’m outta here” phase of their life cycle.

One day, they’re lush and 🌱 leafy, next thing you know, BAM 💥, they’re shooting up flowers like a grand finale at a fireworks show. 🎆

So, What’s the Dealeo with Bolting? 🤔

Bolting is when a plant stops focusing on growing those juicy, edible leaves and instead goes into full-blown flower-making mode 🌸.

It’s like they suddenly remember their real job is making seeds, not feeding us. RUDE. 😤

Ze culprits?

☀️ Too much heat
It’s like when we get cranky in the sun, except instead of complaining, the plants go, “Time to make babies!” 🌿💏

⏳ Time running out
Some plants just have a natural countdown timer. 🕰️ Once they reach a certain age, they switch into flower mode, no matter what.

👀 Stwess!
If a plant feels like its life is in danger (drought, weird weather, bad vibes 💀), it panics and bolts.

Celery Gone Wild! 🌾

Now, enter my celery. 💃 It was thriving, giving me crunchy, happy stalks…until one day, it went all Jack and the Beanstalk on me. 🚀 UP went the flower stalks, and BOOM, tiny white blossoms everywhere.

Most people would say, “Welp, that’s the end of my celery.” But me? 😏 I saw an opportunity.

Celery Flowers: The Secret Salad Superstars 🥗✨

🎤 Let me introduce you to the most slept-on salad ingredient in the game: Celery flowers. 🌼

I clipped those bad boys right off the plant ✂️, tossed them into my bowl, and let me tell you💥 FLAVARE EXPLOSION 💥.

🔹 Tastes like: A mix of fresh celery, a hint of parsley, and a whisper of floral magic. 🪄
🔹 Perfect for: Sprinkling on salads, topping soups, or straight-up snacking like a rabbit 🐰.

🔹 Bonus points: The pollinators 🐝 LOVE them, so I left some flowers for my buzzing buddies.

The Lesson? EAT YOUR BOLTED VEGGIES. 🍽️
Next time your greens go rogue, don’t give up on them! 💪 Kale, lettuce, basil, arugula, when they bolt, they don’t suddenly become useless.

Their flowers are edible, their stems can be tasty, and their seeds? FREE future plants. 🌱💸

So yeah, while the world is sleeping on celery flowers, I’m over here eating them in my salad like a garden genius. 😁🧠

🥗 Try it, thank me later. 😘