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Celery

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Celery Overview

DESCRIPTIONAt the end of the 19th century, celery was considered a rare gourmet treat. Hostesses purchased beautiful crystal vaselike celery servers just to showcase this elegant vegetable. Today, we rely on celery as a crunchy, low-calorie treat and the basis for flavoring soups and stews. It’s readily available at the supermarket, but you’ll have fun growing it at home and will appreciate smaller celery heads, which are more tender and mild flavored.Homegrown celery is delicious raw in salads and appetizers or cooked in sauces, soups, and stews. It requires a long growing season (at least four months) and grows best in moderate temperatures. Because it takes a long time to mature, start seeds indoors 10-12 weeks before your area’s last frost date. Transplant seedlings to the garden after danger of frost has passed.
GENUS NAMEApium graveolens dulce
COMMON NAMECelery
PLANT TYPEVegetable
LIGHTPart Sun, Sun
HEIGHT1 to 3 feet
WIDTH12 to 18 inches
PROPAGATIONSeed
 

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‘Conquistador’ celery

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Cutting celery

produces leafy stalks without the thick petioles or stems. Harvest leaves for flavoring in salads or to add flavor to tomato or other vegetable juices.

 
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‘Giant Red Reselection’ celery

gives you a unique color twist in celery — it bears red stalks.

 
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is a popular dark green variety with a compact habit. It requires blanching to produce light green stalks.

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