🌱 Sowing & planting
Celery ( Apium graveolens ) is a leafy vegetable that requires a little more time and care, but you'll be rewarded with crisp, aromatic stems. It's important to sow finely and give the seed time to germinate.
- Sowing depth: light germinator – visible on the surface or maximum 2 mm deep.
- Pre-cultivation: sow in seed trays with 5 cm spacing.
- Germination temperature: 21–24 °C.
- Germination time: 🕒 14–21 days – celery germinates slowly, patience is important.
- Planting distance: 30 cm between plants, 35 cm between rows.
- Planting out: when the plants are about 10 cm high and have sufficient roots.
You can disinfect the seeds with a heat treatment against leaf spot disease. Because annual seeds may contain essential oil that inhibits germination, it is often recommended preferably use biennial seeds.
📅 Growing times throughout the year
- Summer cultivation: sow under glass from mid-April to mid-May Or sow outdoors from late April to early June. Plant outdoors from mid-June to early July. Harvest from late August to October.
After planting, apply a layer of mulch (straw, grass or wood chips) to help retain moisture. to retain in the ground and keep the soil cool.
Popular celery varieties
You can choose from self-bleaching, evergreen and cutting celery:
- Self-bleaching celery: Golden Yellow Self-bleaching.
- Evergreen celery: Green Pascal, Green Full Pipe, Utah (BIO).
- Celery: Regular Cutting.
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Basic information about celery ( Apium graveolens )
- Crop group: leafy vegetables.
- Crop family: Umbelliferae family.
- Height: approximately 40–60 cm.
- Growth cycle: 🕒 approximately 160 days.
- Frost resistance: no – celery is not frost hardy.
- Root system: 30–45 cm deep.
- Fertilization: a lot of fertilization with nettle manure and ample use of well-decomposed compost .
- Soil: loamy soil with a pH between 5.9 and 6.9, which retains moisture well but still remains light.
Location & water requirements
- Sun: 🌤️ Partial shade to moderate sun. Celery prefers a bright spot, but also feels good in a place that is not in the blazing sun all day.
- Water requirements: 💧💧💧 plenty of regular water; the soil should never be Dry out completely. A layer of mulch helps retain moisture better.
Companion vegetables
✅ Good neighbors
- Bush beans
- Cabbage varieties
- Marjoram
- Peas
- Tomatoes
- Chives
- Leek
- Lava
- Onion
- Sage
- Spinach
- Salad
❌ Bad neighbors
- Potato
- Cucumber
- Pumpkin
- Zucchini
Dangers & Concerns
Common problems with celery are snails and Aphids . Young plants are very susceptible to pests. Protect them with snail traps, barriers and possibly organic snail pellets, and check regularly for aphids.
🧺 Harvesting & storing
Harvest celery by cutting the plants just above the roots. You can also harvest with root ball and store in the ground: dig a groove, plant the celery with root ball in the pit and cover with soil and straw. Place a stained-glass window or reed mat on top and ensure adequate ventilation.
Nutritional value (per 100 g cooked celery, without salt)
- Energy: 18 kcal
- Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Proteins: 1 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Sugars: 2 g
- Vitamins: B6, C and K
- Other nutrients: thiamine, riboflavin, iron, magnesium , phosphorus , folic acid, calcium, potassium and manganese.
