Secrets of growing celery seedlings
The popularity of the plant of the umbrella family is constantly increasing. In suburban areas, aromatic celery is increasingly appearing, known not only for its pleasant taste, but also for its many beneficial properties. It belongs to herbs, aromatic oils of which enhance the taste of food. It is not only used for cooking, but also canned or dried.
The main varieties of celery:
- sheet - cultivated because of the lushly growing odorous greenery, which contains a colossal percentage of essential oils;
- petiolate - grown because of the thick and long stalks, used mainly for salads;
- root - valuable as a round root vegetable used for the preparation of various dishes.
Important conditions for growing celery seedlings
To get a good harvest, you need to worry about the quality of the soil for the plant in advance. The area selected in the fall is dug up and saturated with humus. In the spring, the bed is loosened and dug up again, evenly distributing fertilizers and saturating the soil with oxygen.
Varieties of early crops can be sown directly into the soil in spring, while late crops are best grown by seedling. One of the important conditions for a good harvest is high-quality fresh seeds. In order to sow celery for seedlings, all the selected seeds are placed in warm water and kept there for a day. Then they are planted to a depth of 1 cm into the soil.
Technology of growing leaf celery
The leafy species is able to withstand relatively cold temperatures, so experienced summer residents plant it in the soil in early spring. But a more productive result can be obtained by sowing celery seedlings in early March.
After the sprouts appear, the temperature must be lowered by 2-3 degrees to obtain stable seedlings. When the first true leaves appear at the seedlings, they make a dive, pinching the root. This will help develop a good root system.
In order for the cultivation of celery seedlings to have good results, it is necessary to monitor the light and temperature conditions, tempering the plants. At the end of April, greens can be planted in the ground.
Proper care of leafy celery seedlings
In order for the seedlings to take root well, they are transferred to the garden bed, without breaking a lump under the roots, and watered well. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that the growth point is necessarily above the soil, and the distance between the seedlings is at least a quarter of a meter. Then everything is simple: the soil is periodically loosened, preventing the appearance of weeds, and watered well. In July - August, leafy celery will already yield a harvest.
Celery root growing technology
This species is grown only by the seedling method. Celery seedlings are sown in February. The secret of good germination is seed stratification. Do it as follows:
- quality seeds are distributed on wet gauze;
- kept in a room from 5 to 6 days;
- put in the refrigerator for 10 days;
- only after that is sown in the soil.
Effective care of root celery seedlings
Plants are planted when two true leaves appear. When carrying out a pick, take special care, trying not to break the root.Otherwise, instead of a round valuable root vegetable, you will end up with a branched root system unsuitable for food. However, you can not dive the root celery, the seedlings will succeed in any case. But it may be less hardy. Fortified and rooted greens can be planted in the ground after 2 months. The growth point is not deepened.
Young seedlings of celery root like moderate watering, periodic fertilization. One of the secrets to getting a well-formed, rounded celery root is to remove the top layer of soil around it, and remove the small lateral roots. Another secret is to lower the leaves to the ground at the final stage of growth. So the fruit grows larger and faster. You can harvest tubers in October.
Features of growing stalked celery
Agrotechnics and care for celery seedlings of this type are no different from others. But the growing process has a number of nuances. The plant loves high-quality watering and loosening of the soil. However, stagnation of water in the garden is unacceptable - this will lead to plant diseases. So that the earth does not dry out, it can be mulched. Fertilization can be done every 2 weeks. It is better to choose organic fertilizers for this, for example, nettle infusion.
To obtain bleached petioles without bitterness, the plants are spud up a couple of weeks before harvesting. At the same time, the amount of essential oils in the stems is slightly reduced, making them more pleasant to the taste.
Observing the simple conditions of sowing and growing plants, at the end of the summer season, you can get a good harvest of aromatic and healthy celery.
homemade celery increases potency well. while he was constantly eating, even smart, I began to use less often