Growing Celery

Apium sp. : Apiaceae / the umbelliferae family

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
	S	S
				T	T

(Best months for growing Celery in USA - Zone 5a regions)

S = Plant undercover in seed trays
T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Grow in seed trays, and plant out in 4-6 weeks. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 54°F and 70°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 6 - 12 inches apart
Harvest in 17-18 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Not applicable as celery needs to be close together to encourage blanching.
Avoid growing close to: Sweetcorn

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16 Aug 20, Regina (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Yes, you can tell how fresh your produce you buy from supermarket is. We also regrow onion, lettuce, broccoli and cauliflower. We put onion in water until roots regrow then into ground, same with lettuce, we put broccoli and cauliflower in ground and started growing before winter and then the rats decided they were hungry so didn't get to grow a head of replanted stem.
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03 Aug 20, Anonymous (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): You can do this with a few vegetables, carrots, onions, shallots, celery etc. Look up a website PINTEREST it has lots of this stuff or google it.
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26 Jun 20, Maria (USA - Zone 7a climate): My celery plant has been wilting more and more. It has been raining quite a bit in the area, and I checked the dampness of the soil but the plant is still wilting more. The leaves are not yellowing but they are getting darker each day. I am unsure of how to proceed or if it will even survive. Thank you in advance.
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28 Apr 20, beverley Mcdowell (Australia - temperate climate): Germinating celery seed, growing from seed this autumn. Soaked the seed overnight and then spread on damp paper towel and place in seed raising mix, covering very lightly with the mix. Result, I used the entire packet of seed and I think they all germinated. 4 weeks on I have 36 of the strongest seedlings growing on in pots.
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06 Sep 21, Graeme (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Beverley, I want to try your method, & I’ve never grown celery before. A question please, do you leave the paper towel there or do you remove it at some stage ? Many thanks, Graeme
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29 Apr 20, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Thanks for that idea. I'm trying this year. Planted into 6 cell tray, way too thick. I'm going to try and separate them this afternoon into bigger pots. Will try your way next time.
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21 Feb 20, Jan (USA - Zone 6b climate): How do I change the soil from Celsius to Fahrenheit?
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23 Feb 20, Liz at Gardenate (New Zealand - temperate climate): To change the information about soil temperature - open the page for Celery and click on (Show °F/in) next to the soil temperature information
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23 Nov 19, Lois Thornton (Australia - temperate climate): How do I know when celery is ready to harvest
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25 Nov 19, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): - HARVEST - 17-18 WEEKS from planting. Or when it looks like the stuff in the supermarkets.
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what is meant by lifting celery after 11 weeks (Gardenate ed.- i have revised that and added 'to use' after lifting )

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