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 New Zealand - cool/mountain 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 12°C and 21°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 15 - 30 cm 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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23 Aug 12, Wilma Brown (USA - Zone 5b climate): T.his years celery was too large, and not as tender.I looked but could not find the light color I like.
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10 Mar 12, Ken (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Any tips on growing Chinese Celery from seed?
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30 Jan 12, PK (Australia - temperate climate): Gidday, I just moved 2 S'th Adelaide & have a V-small B-yd. I,ve had 2 raise my 5 x 10 plot by a foot or 2. But the 40+ day's r hell, so i,ve covered the area with white mesh & it has improved the celery that was not looking healthy at all. Most thing i have noticed is the water factor, twice a day is ex 4 them, a good watering is OK i have found. so i hope 2 eat them real soon in my slow cooking stew's lol.
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18 Dec 11, (Australia - temperate climate): my celery have been in the ground for 6 weeks and are really slow.is this normal
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17 Mar 13, Emily (Australia - temperate climate): Yes, it is normal for celery to grow slow especially if you have had alot of rain ? :)
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14 Nov 12, (Australia - temperate climate): same! mine's been in the ground about 2 months and it doesn't seem to have grown much more than it did in the first week
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20 Mar 14, Jessica (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Adding fertiliser did the trick for me. The instructions said liquid but my father in law gave me some chicken manure pellets. I never followed up so they didn't grow big fat stalks but the flavour sure is concentrated.
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25 Sep 11, Ray Gambling (Australia - temperate climate): My celery although wellestablished and ready to pick is very bitter any ideas how to cure this
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08 May 11, Roy (Australia - temperate climate): How big should the celery plants be before wrapping them in pape or enclosing them in milk cartons?r
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10 Feb 11, Becky S.R. (USA - Zone 5b climate): I couldn't find Central/Plains region as we live in Kansas. Is it possible to grow celery in our area?
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