Growing celery celery and keeping it at home is practically the same as growing leaf varieties. There are only some features when planting seedlings in the open ground.
Peculiarities of agronomy of stalked celery
Grow cherezhkovy celery must necessarily in the open bed, because he loves space. It is important that the soil is always moist and well drained. In the ground before transplantation, a large amount of humus must be added. It is petiolate celery that needs nitrogen in the soil.
Plant celery seeds directly into the open ground, waiting for the retreat of frost. Although it tolerates freezing well, it is better to sow it in the spring: late April-early May. At the same time, it is not necessary to force the seeds deeply and penetrate them, since they need light for germination.
How to grow seedling celery seedlings?
If you want an earlier harvest, you need to take care of growing seedlings in March. In this case, sow the seeds in boxes and grow seedlings at home or in a greenhouse.
The germination of seeds is precisely petiolate celery improves with time, therefore it is possible and even necessary to use reserves 3-4 years old.
So, how to plant celery celery: for this you need to prepare containers (boxes or containers), fill them with a substrate, moisten it and distribute the seeds as evenly as possible. It is not necessary to deepen them, just press down lightly to the ground. After that, we cover the boxes with a film and put them in a warm place.
To early time not to be upset because of the lack of sprouting, you need to understand how many days the celery cherenkovy emerges - it is not soon, already after 3 weeks. And during this period you need to provide your mini-greenhouse with regular watering by spraying and daily airing.
Similar conditions must be observed after peeping and appearance of the first leaf. Seeds of celery celery grow quite slowly, so in the period of its growth, be patient and provide proper care.
Do I need to dive a petioled celery?
With the appearance of the first seedling in the seedling, it is necessary to dig it into separate pots, pinching the roots in the process. This will allow the root system to develop well.
Unlike root celery, seedling celery seedlings do not shorten during picking. After transplanting into peat pots or cups, begin to season the seedlings. Usually this time falls on the middle of May, when the street is already quite warm.
Seedlings are taken to the street first for a couple of hours, priteniv from sunlight. Every day increases the time of "walks" and the intensity of lighting.
Planting of petioled celery into the open ground
Already in the middle of May, the time for planting seedlings in the open ground comes. Do this in a two-row way, that is, one row is formed, and 15 cm from it is the second. The next pair of rows is located in the half meter. Between plants in the row, the distance is at least 15 cm.
This method helps to facilitate watering, contributes to the elongation of the petioles, and hence to the increase in the yield. In addition, in the shade between the rows the petioles whiten in the most natural way, and this prevents their early stiffness.
How to whiten stalks of celery?
One month before harvest, the petioles need to start bleaching. The process consists in linking the leaves of each individual plant in a bundle with strips of soft tissue. After this, the petioles from the root and to the leaves are tightly wrapped in a newspaper to prevent sunlight from falling on them.
You can use straw or other paper instead of a newspaper. Some truck farmers put on a plastic bundle a plastic bottle with a cut bottom and a neck, filling the space between the walls and petioles with earth.