Comments on: Home Grown Celery

By: amit aggarwal

amit aggarwal — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:01:37 +0000

I wasn’t able to grow celery at home. Climate does not favor to grow. I need it, its soup is very tasty so from where can get its plant in north India?

By: Malini

Malini — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:47:56 +0000

Hi I did as suggested in your site i.e Scatter the seeds onto a flat or wide container and just barely cover with a fine layer of a seed starting soil less mix.

Don’t worry if the seedlings germinate and grow rather thickly. After a few weeks prick the celery seedlings out and plant the strongest ones into individual cells or containers. Celery seedlings transplant up very easily so you should have little trouble and no losses during the process.

But to my horror all 150 seedlings that I tranferred to individual cells have just flopped over and died. I am in india and the climate is 25degrees celsius max and 12 degrees cel min, good sunshine during the day no frost and no mist or due. and my trays are out on my balcony. So help how do I get my next batch of seedlings transplanted into individual cells without killing them.
Malini

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:14:25 +0000

I can’t say for certain how celery will grow in your South African climate, and don’t know how severe your rainy season is. I would suggest that you try growing celery on a small scale to see how well the crop adapts to your growing season and conditions in your climate. Here in Central PA celery grows okay from spring into fall and is much stronger flavored than the blanched celery grown for market.

By: Benjamin&Henry

Benjamin&Henry — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:53:11 +0000

We live in Southern Africa and it’s summer season now. We are planning to grow Celery two months from now in rain season, can it do well in rain season?

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 20:32:31 +0000

Celery is cold hardy but not to the degree of leafy greens such as kale and collards. It probably won’t last in the open garden without protection after the weather turns extremely cold, but with the winter being as mild as it has been, you never know. With a little protection or a thick mulch the plants may survive the winter and regrow next spring.

By: Joe Denning

Joe Denning — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:10:26 +0000

Hello,
I grew celery for the first time this past summer. I did not harvest it. It is still in my garden and as green as can be even though we have had hard frosts and snow. Is this usual for this plant?? Right now I am just leaving it, I may mulch it, or bring the soil which is not frozen yet to the plants. I have 12 of them.
Thanks for your thoughts,
Joe

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 12:31:36 +0000

Hi Kenny,

I’m jealous because I have never been able to grow nice celery stalks. Mine always comes out bitter and it’s also just too much work. I think my garden’s climate is just not well suited for it. I do however grow celeriac every year.

I guess it’s the difference between the US and Europe, but celeriac (celery root) is more popular here. Americans know it because it is the white cubes in Campbell’s vegetable soup.

Anyway, celeriac is a different type of celery, but it is grown the same way as normal celery. Celeriac is not nearly as picky about soil moisture and nutrients as normal celery, and doesn’t need to be bleached because you don’t eat the tops.

You can substitute it with normal celery in many cooked dishes, and it can also be eaten raw (and usually grated) in salads. It’s delicious in soups. It freezes well and works well in the dehydrator.

I love your blog! Keep up the good work.