Celery Planting Methods and Planting Time Explained in Detail

SummaryCelery can be planted all year round. Sowing and raising seedlings: soak the seeds to speed up germination, then take them to the field for sowing. Planting and setting out: plant the seedlings properly and apply one round of farmyard manure. Field management: water once in the morning and once in the evening every day; when the celery has all grown new roots or put out new leaves, carry out the 2nd round of fertilization and weed promptly. Disease control: use chlorothalonil for control.

1. Planting Time

1. Celery can be planted all year round, but celery planted at different times differs in yield and quality. The planting time for spring celery is March to April, and it can generally be harvested after about 3 months. Celery from this period grows relatively well.

2. Although there is also celery in summer, not much of it is planted, because in June to July the weather is relatively hot, so the survival rate is not high and the growth is also poor, while both autumn celery and winter celery are relatively good. Celery itself likes to grow in relatively cold places, so this season is very suitable for planting celery.

2. Sowing and Raising Seedlings

1. Celery likes to grow in relatively cold places, and the soil must be relatively fertile and loose, with a good drainage system.

2. When digging the ground, apply base fertilizer and level the land as much as possible. For raising seedlings, put the seeds in a bag, tie it up and soak it in water for 2 days, then take it out of the water. After 3-4 days they have already sprouted, and then they are taken to the field for sowing.

3. Planting and Setting Out

Wait until the seedlings have grown in fully, then you can begin pulling up the seedlings for planting. Plant the seedlings one by one at a certain spacing and apply 1 round of farmyard manure.

4. Field Management

Before the celery has grown new roots, it needs to be watered once in the morning and once in the evening every day. If any seedlings die, replant them promptly. Wait until all the celery has grown new roots and put out new leaves, then carry out the 2nd round of fertilization. If weeds appear in the field, weed promptly to avoid them absorbing the nutrients in the soil.

5. Disease Control

The disease that celery commonly suffers from is celery late blight. In mild cases the leaves merely look underdeveloped and show wilting symptoms, while in severe cases it can cause the whole plant to die, so the pesticide chlorothalonil should be used for control.

6. Harvesting

1. If it is only for your own consumption, then when harvesting you can harvest the larger ones in the middle first, or just pick off the stems and leave the roots, then carry out 1 round of fertilization.

2. Celery is a vegetable with high nutritional value, rich in more than 20 kinds of nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and sodium. Its protein and phosphorus content is 1 times higher than that of melons, and its iron content is 20 times more than that of tomatoes.

3. In our country it has a long planting history and a large planting area, and it is one of the vegetables people commonly eat.