It is low in calories, rich in vitamins and spicy - the versatile celery. Celeriac, stick celery and cut celery have different growing and harvesting times. The following overview provides precise orientation.
celery root
- Sowing: bring indoors from February to March
- Planting time: Celeriac can be outdoors after the ice saints from the end
May - Harvest time: August to December
- Storage: deep-frozen or overwintering in the cellar
celery stalk
- Sowing: Indoors, celery is preferred from February to
March - Planting time: from the end of May, when the night frosts are over
- Harvest time: June to October, does not tolerate frost
- Storage: consume fresh or freeze sliced
cut celery
- Sowing: from May directly into the bed, from March into the cold frame
- Harvest: first harvest from the beginning of June, second and third harvest in August and September
- Storage: Leaves can be dried
tips and tricks
You can extend the celery season in the garden by covering with garden fleece or a poly tunnel (€11.46). The vitamin-rich vegetable can withstand temperatures down to minus 5 degrees Celsius.