Celery Seeds
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Celery is a cool-weather crop, preferring temperatures
between 58° F and 80° F to do best. It needs rich,
well-drained soil with a pH between 5.8 and 6.7. Most
important, celery must have uniform moisture. Be prepared to
use a good mulch on your crop.
Sowing Use a good seed-germination soil mix . Germination
occurs best when temperatures alternate between 60° F at
night and 72° F during the day. Keep soil moist, and
you'll see seedlings within three weeks. Thin to one plant per
cell or container.
Once plants are three to four inches tall, they are ready
for the garden. Do not harden off celery by reducing
temperatures, however. Rather than toughen plants, this can
induce seed-stalk development. Transplant into the garden one
week prior to the average last frost date.
If you live in a mild-winter area, you can sow celery seed
directly into the garden. Sow the seed thinly and cover with
1/8 inch of soil. After germination, thin seedlings until you
have 8 to 10 inches between plants. Remember to mulch as soon
as the plants are tall enough not be damaged.
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Seeds
3539 Giant Tendercrisp
Almost no calories and chock-full of nutrition! Tendercrisp yields large, 2-foot tall leafstalks that are crunchy and full of flavor. Perfect for soups and salads. 100 days from transplant.
TWT298 Tall Utah 52-70
100-120 days. Celery has never tasted this good! The 11-12 inch stalks are tender and crisp with a divine, sweet, rich, nutty flavor. Disease-resistant plants produce high-quality, broad, bright green stalks that are thick and stringless. Mature celery lasts into winter with light frost protection.
IP099 Peppermint Stick Celery
Striped, candy-pink stalks shade to green leaves. A lovely plant in the garden or on a dipping tray, has a nice spicy flavor. Tends to keep its color when cooked. Use leaves and stalks for fresh seasoning, 80 days, slow to bolt.
TWT048 Chinese Pink
Magnificent bubble-gum pink, retains color when cooked. Its compact plants offer an abundance of stalks and leaves, which have a dark-purple flush on inner stalks and leaf tips. The thin, solid stalks are sweet with an intense, almost fennel-like, flavor. Biennial, 80-90 days.
