How to grow celery

Apium graveolens · apiaceae family · annual crop

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Growing basics

Celery is a cool-season crop, usually started indoors and transplanted.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 60°F.

Varieties in the library run 85 to 100 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Tolerates a light frost.

Space plants about 8 inches apart.

Sources

3 varieties of celery in the library

Tall Utah 52-70 · Tango · Golden Self-Blanching

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Pests and diseases we cover

Aphid
Carrot rust fly
Leafminer
Anthracnose
Aster yellows
Damping off
Gray mold (Botrytis)
Powdery mildew
Septoria leaf spot
White mold

Identification and treatment for each, with photos, in the library.

Row & Bed covers 3 celery varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, identification and treatment for the 3 pests and 7 diseases that reach them, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

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