Chinese Pink Celery, organic seeds
Eco New variety
Information
It is difficult to find a more beautiful celery with its light pink-purple stalks. The light green foliage highlights the beautiful, graceful stalks. Normally, celery takes quite a long time to grow, but this variety is an exception. It is clearly faster but on the other hand does not produce such wide stalks as more modern green varieties. Chinese Pink Celery is a beautiful delicacy.
A portion contains about 100 seeds.
| Product number: | 2675 |
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| Scientific name: | Apium graveolens var. dulce |
| Botanic family: | The Parsley Family - Apiaceae |
| Organic: | Yes |
| Days to maturity: | 85 |
| Lifespan: | Biannual |
| F1 Hybrid: | No |
| New variety: | Yes |
| Sowing time: | February |
| Sowing depth: | 0,2 cm |
| Germination time: | 14–24 days |
| Plant spacing: | 25-35 cm |
| Row spacing: | 50-60 cm |
| Height: | 25-35 cm |
| Plant location: | Sun |
| Harvest/blooming: | August–October |
| Seeds/g: | 2000 seeds |
| Other: | Light germinating |
| Heirloom variety: | No |
Cultivation advice
Sowing
The celeriac needs a quite long season and must be pre-cultivated. As the seed wants light to germinate, you should sow the seeds shallowly (2 mm) already in February-March, 10-12 weeks before planting as planned. Keep the soil moist with a temperature of 18-22° C during germination, which takes 14-24 days. To shorten the germination-time put the seeds in lukewarm water for 24 hours, dry them and sow.Give the seedlings a lot of light and lower the temperature after a few weeks. You will need to pot them on at least once because of the long time they spend developing. Temper them gradually without exposing them to too low temperatures. The risk of runners grows markedly if the temperature is below 13°C for a longish time. Temperature shocks can also cause flowering. Plant outside when the earth has warmed up and the risk of nightly frosts are over.
Spacing
Between the plants 25-35 cm and between the rows 50-60 cm.Harvest
Celery cannot stand a lot of frost and must be harvested, if not protected, before the cold comes. Celery keeps well for a few weeks in a cool, humid place. It is usually used fresh in salads or cooked in soups, casseroles, gratins etc.Seed
2000 seeds/gramA portion contains about 100 seeds.
