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Cutting Celery

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Cutting Celery

Herb

Apium graveolens var. secalinum

  • Full sun
  • Zones 3–6
  • 80 days to maturity
  • Herbs
  • 12" spacing
  • High water
  • Annual
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  • Overview

    Easier to grow than standard celery. A versatile ingredient for salads, soups, stews, and vegetable medleys. Can be marketed in bunches or salad mixes. Also known as leaf celery. Also available in organic seed.

  • Planting

    Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost, or direct sow after last frost

  • Growing

    Sun: full. Water: high. Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil with consistent moisture. Space plants 12" apart. Germination: 7-14 days.

  • Pests & diseases

    Common pests: Celery leaf miners, aphids, slugs. Common diseases: Leaf spot, septoria, early blight.