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Celery (Apium graveolens)
The celery is a biennial garden vegetable from the umbelliferae family like the carrot
ROTATIONIt is grown in the leaf vegetable bed.
CULTIVATIONThe seeds are sown in a nursery bed in April and May for planting in place in June during a waning crescent moon.
NEIGHBOURING PLANTSThe same as for celeriac.
DISEASES AND PARASITESRust and mildew can be fought with decoctions of horsetail and by spraying with lithothamme. Celery fly and moluscs are the principal pests.
ADVICEThe celery is a plant that needs a lot of water. |