Summer Kintsai Celery Seeds

SKU: CL447
These slow bolting Summer Kintsai Celery Seeds have vigorous, upright growth, and dark green leaves over long, crunchy, fibreless, hollow stalks. Chinese celery has a stronger flavour and is generally easier (and much faster) to grow. Read More

Exposure Full-sun

Matures in 40-45 days

Season Cool season

Seed type F1 ?

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Summer Kintsai Celery Seeds

Product Details

These slow bolting Summer Kintsai Celery Seeds have vigorous, upright growth, and dark green leaves over long, crunchy, fibreless, hollow stalks. Chinese celery has a stronger flavour and is generally easier (and much faster) to grow. Use the leaves as well as the stalks in stir-fries, soups, salads, and dumplings. If you have had trouble growing regular celery in the past, or if you don't want to wait the three months or more it takes to mature, try Summer Kintsai Celery seeds and you'll become a lifetime convert. All the flavour minus the fuss of regular celery.

Matures in 40-45 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Quick Facts:

    • Kintsai AKA Chinese Celery
    • Faster than regular celery
    • Stronger flavour
    • Easy to grow
    • Matures in 40-45 days

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All About Summer Kintsai Celery Seeds

Latin

Latin
Apium graveolens
Family: Apiaceae

Difficulty

Difficulty
Moderately challenging

Season & Zone

Season & Zone
Season: Cool season
Exposure: Full-sun

Timing

Timing
Start indoors in late winter to mid-spring. Optimal soil temperature: 15-24°C (60-75°F). Seeds take up to 20-30 days for germination.

Starting

Starting
Sow seeds no more than 5mm (¼”) deep, 3 seeds per pot, and thin to the strongest plant.

Days to Maturity

Days to Maturity
From transplant date.

Growing

Growing
Ideal pH: 6.0-6.5. Celery is a heavy feeder and needs rich, moist soil. Add compost to soil and apply ¼-½ cup of complete organic fertilizer per 1.5m (5′) of row. Transplant when seedlings are 10-12cm (4-5″) tall. Avoid transplanting until night time temperatures are reliably at 10°C (50°F) or warmer. Space transplants 30cm (12″) apart in rows at least 45cm (18″) apart. Water frequently. Premature bolting may result from young plants being exposed to temperatures below 13°C (55°F) for several days.

Harvest

Harvest
For best flavour and longer storage, water plants the day before harvest. Stalks on the outside of the plant can be harvested at any time. The entire plant may be harvested once the desired size is reached, but the home gardener should leave the plant in the garden and take only what is needed, leaving the root intact. If winter is not too cold, celery will stand in the garden until spring, allowing for light pickings for soups and salads.

Seed Info

Seed Info
In optimal conditions at least 55% of seeds should germinate. Usual seed life: 3 years.

Diseases & Pests

Diseases & Pests
Use floating row covers early in the season, and put up collars if cutworms are present.

Pests

Pests: Aphids, Whiteflies, Cutworms, Tarnished plant bug, and Cabbage loopers.
Diseases: Celery mosaic, Leaf blight, Black heart (calcium deficiency: add lime).

Companion Planting

Companion Planting
Celery is a good partner for beans, the Brassicas, cucumber, garlic, leek, lettuce, onion, and tomatoes.

More on Companion Planting.

How to Grow Celery and Celeriac

Step 1

Timing

Start indoors in late winter to mid-spring. Optimal soil temperature: 15-24°C (60-75°F). Seeds take up to 20-30 days for germination.

Step 2

Starting

Sow seeds no more than 5mm (¼”) deep, 3 seeds per pot, and thin to the strongest plant.

Step 3

Growing

Ideal pH: 6.0-6.5.

Celery is a heavy feeder and needs rich, moist soil. Add compost to soil and apply ¼-½ cup of complete organic fertilizer per 1.5m (5′) of row. Transplant when seedlings are 10-12cm (4-5″) tall. Avoid transplanting until night time temperatures are reliably at 10°C (50°F) or warmer. Space transplants 30cm (12″) apart in rows at least 45cm (18″) apart. Water frequently. Premature bolting may result from young plants being exposed to temperatures below 13°C (55°F) for several days.

Step 4

Germination

Days to maturity: From transplant date.

In optimal conditions at least 55% of seeds should germinate. Usual seed life: 3 years.

Step 5

Harvest

For best flavour and longer storage, water plants the day before harvest. Stalks on the outside of the plant can be harvested at any time. The entire plant may be harvested once the desired size is reached, but the home gardener should leave the plant in the garden and take only what is needed, leaving the root intact. If winter is not too cold, celery will stand in the garden until spring, allowing for light pickings for soups and salads.

Tips

Pests

Aphids, Whiteflies, Cutworms, Tarnished plant bug, and Cabbage loopers.

Diseases

Celery mosaic, Leaf blight, Black heart (calcium deficiency: add lime).

Companion Planting

Celery is a good partner for beans, the Brassicas, cucumber, garlic, leek, lettuce, onion, and tomatoes.

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