When and how to plant petiole celery

Your garden must have plenty of space for various plants, vegetables and berries. After all, having your own harvest of healthy products is wonderful. In this article we will get acquainted with such a useful and famous plant as celery, we will learn how to plant celery and when.

Celery is of three types in its structure: petiole, leaf and root. Each species has its own characteristics, so we will talk about one of them: the petiole.

So, the basic rules when planting celery:

1. it needs to be grown in open land, it loves space;

2. the soil should be moist and well drained;

3. before planting seeds in the ground, be sure to add a large amount of humus;

4. it is the petiole celery that needs the presence of nitrogen in the soil;

5. This type of celery tolerates frosts well, but it is better to sow it in the spring;

6. There is no need to press the seeds hard into the soil, they need light;

7. It is best to sow in late spring, in late April - early May.

If you have not taken into account any of the rules listed above, then in principle there is nothing to worry about. Since the plant is not very capricious, it can tolerate many points. The main thing about how to plant celery is the time of planting - spring, frequent watering and good soil.

If your plant does not grow or grows poorly, it may be either your fault or the help of pests. For example: slugs, hogweed flies or any diseases.In this case, the plant needs to be treated, fertilized, nitrogen added to the soil, or just dug up and not wait for a miracle.