Celery

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Updated on February 1, 2017

Celery Overview

Description	At 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 Name	Apium graveolens dulce
Common Name	Celery
Plant Type	Vegetable
Light	Part Sun, Sun
Height	1 to 3 feet
Width	12 to 18 inches
Propagation	Seed

More varieties for Celery

'Conquistador' celery

is an early maturing upright celery variety that is widely adapted. It grows well even if exposed to high heat and moisture stress.

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.