How to plant celery seedlings? A full breakdown of the growing method

SummaryGrowing time: celery seedlings can be planted all year round, but celery planted in spring, autumn and winter grows better. Sowing and raising seedlings: choose a fertile, loose plot, soak the seeds for about 2 days, take them out and wait for them to sprout, then plant them. Planting and setting out: plant at a suitable spacing between plants, and apply farmyard manure after planting. Field management: before roots form, water once every morning and evening, replant missing seedlings in time, and apply fertilizer for the 2nd time when all the celery has grown new leaves.

1. Growing time

1. Celery can be grown all year round, but the quality and yield of celery grown at different times vary. The growing time for spring celery is between March and April, and it is especially suitable to plant in March; it can be harvested after about 3 months of growing, and celery planted at this time grows well and has a high yield.

2. Although there is also celery in summer, not many people grow it, because the weather in June and July is relatively hot, so the survival rate of celery planted then is not very high, and it does not grow very well either, which lowers the quality and yield.

3. The quality and yield of celery planted in autumn and winter are relatively high. Since celery itself likes to grow in a relatively cold environment, this season is very suitable for growing celery.

2. Sowing and raising seedlings

1. The soil for planting needs to be fertile, cool and loose, and must have a good drainage system. After digging the plot, apply an appropriate amount of base fertilizer and level the land as much as possible.

2. When raising seedlings, you can put the seeds in a bag, tie it up and soak it in water for about 2 days, then take it out of the water and drain off the water. Wait 3-4 days for the seeds to sprout, then take them to the field to sow.

3. Planting and setting out

Wait until all the celery seedlings have grown in evenly, then you can pull up the seedlings and plant them. During this time, plant the seedlings at a suitable spacing between plants, and after planting you can apply farmyard manure as fertilizer.

4. Field management

Before the celery has grown new roots, it needs to be watered once every morning and evening. If any seedlings die, replant them in time. When all the celery has grown new roots and put out new leaves, you can apply fertilizer for the 2nd time. If weeds appear in the field later, remove them in time to prevent the weeds from competing for the nutrients the celery needs to grow.

5. Preventive measures and harvesting

1. A relatively common disease of celery is celery late blight; in the early stage the leaves develop poorly and show wilting symptoms, and in the later stage, if the disease is relatively serious, it can cause the whole plant to die. Therefore, when the disease occurs, use the pesticide chlorothalonil for control.

2. If you are growing it for your own consumption, then when harvesting you can first harvest the larger ones in the middle, or pick off only the stems and leave the roots, then apply fertilizer once more to encourage the celery to grow more new plants.