How to Grow Celery
Required Materials
If you want to start growing celery from seeds, you will need numerous containers to accommodate the seedlings as they grow. You also need well-cured manure or compost, wood ashes, fertilizer, and soil that has been tested for its pH level.
Planning the Site
The first thing you should remember if you want to grow celery is that this plant is fastidious. It requires proper attention and care. Sowing seeds indoors is recommended. Choose an area that gets six hours of sun a day. Make sure to use moist soil with pH ranging from 6.0 to 6.5.
Preparing the Site
If you plan to sow seeds, prepare a number of individual containers. To make sure the soil remains moist and rich, mix a generous amount of compost into the soil. You might also want to mix in wood ashes for added potassium content. As the seedling grows, prepare pots to transplant one plant per container. After five to six weeks, you can transplant your plants again outdoors into rows spaced 15 to 20 cm apart.
Watering Requirements
Celery requires much watering. Make sure to water it frequently especially during hot and dry days. If the celery plants are underfed, low quality vegetables with thin malnourished stalks will be the outcome.
Nutrients Required
Celery requires nutrients needed by other plants including nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, boron, and various other micronutrients. Lack of any of these nutrients could result in a number of plant diseases. Make sure to weed your plants regularly to avoid nutrient theft.
Seasons Apt
It is ideal to grow celery during moist and cool seasons. Do not grow celery during extremely hot or cold weather or else they will die outright.
Expectations/Results
If you had done everything properly, expect good-sized celery to harvest in due time. Celery plants which are ready for harvesting should be taller than a foot and have a healthy green color.