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Celery (Apium graveolens)

The celery is a biennial garden vegetable from the umbelliferae family like the carrot

Celery

ROTATION

It is grown in the leaf vegetable bed.

CULTIVATION

The seeds are sown in a nursery bed in April and May for planting in place in June during a waning crescent moon.

NEIGHBOURING PLANTS

The same as for celeriac.

DISEASES AND PARASITES

Rust and mildew can be fought with decoctions of horsetail and by spraying with lithothamme.
Celery fly and moluscs are the principal pests.

ADVICE

The celery is a plant that needs a lot of water.