Cultivation of celery is not difficult, but there are still some points to consider. Care methods and rules depend on the type of this plant.
Types of celery
There are the following types of this vegetable crop:
1. Leafy, growing which you can get vitamin-rich leaves all summer and until the first frost.
2. Petiole, which is known for its juicy petioles.
3. Root, which is famous for its root crops, reaching a weight of up to 800 grams by autumn.
Today we will talk about how to grow celery root.
Sowing celery seeds
Planting celery for seedlings is carried out at the end of winter-beginning of spring. In order for seedlings to appear faster, place the seeds in a superphosphate nutrient solution for a couple of days before sowing. You do not need to deepen them much, you just need to sprinkle a little with earth. Room temperature should be around 25 degrees.
There is an original method of planting celery seeds in the snow. To do this, put the latter on the ground with a thickness of 2 centimeters, no more, and pour planting material on top, cover and leave in a warm place.
Picking celery seedlings
Before growing root celery in the open field, you need to pick. This is done as soon as 2 full leaves have appeared on your seedlings. Transplant the plants into separate cups or boxes, shortening the root by a third. This contributes to the development of a he althy root crop. The soil should consist of sod and humus at the rate of 1:1. Maintain a distance of 4-5 cm between seedlings. Usually celery tolerates a pick well.
How to grow celery in the garden
Celery is not picky about the soil, but some features of the soil must be taken into account. You can add humus and mineral fertilizers to the ground for root crops. And after transplanting, it is better to mulch the bed, this will allow the soil to remain moist and loose. Important: The ground must be moist but not wet.
To make it more convenient to process plants in the future, plant seedlings in 4 rows, retreating between them and seedlings by 30 cm. Leave a passage between the beds of 50 centimeters. Since this vegetable loves moisture, plant seedlings in low places of your section - there she lingers more.
How to care for celery root
The following care activities will help you harvest a high vegetable crop:
- water the plant often and little by little;
- feed celery 2-3 times (for the first time add mineral fertilizers about half a month after transplanting to the garden bed);
- remove lateral processes fromroot crop, this contributes to its growth;
- loosen the soil and weed the bed, removing weeds;
- do not pile up the root celery, but on the contrary, rake the earth from the top of the root;
- if you want to get a large root crop, then during the summer do not cut the leaves, as the organic substances contained in them pass into the root at the end of the season and accumulate there.
Now that you know how to grow celery root, you can get a rich harvest of this wonderful and he althy vegetable.
