GROWING CELERY FROM SEED

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Growing celery from seed requires lots of patience and perseverance. Home-grown often tastes better than what you find at the grocery store. If you want to explore all the subtle differences in taste and texture celery offers, it can be worth the effort.

What do celery seeds look like?

Celery seeds are tiny and hard to handle. One option to make it easier is mixing the seeds with some clean, fine sand and then dusting the mixture onto the soil surface. Learn More

Planting celery seeds Celery seeds require an even temperature of 70°F and light exposure to germinate, so cover the seeds very lightly with perlite or soil mix. Learn more

Transplanting to your garden Space the plants about eight inches apart in rows two feet apart when low outdoor temperatures are 50 to 55°F, and the seedlings are about five inches tall. Learn more

Watering Keep the plants evenly watered while they grow. Drip irrigation works well because overhead watering can encourage the growth of foliar diseases. Learn more

Harvesting Cut the stem of the entire plant just below where the stalks join. Learn more

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