Celery celeriac (Apium graveolens)

What it needs & gives back

↓ Needs

Sunlightfull sun to partial shade

Waterconsistently moist soil

↑ Gives back

Biomassedible stalks, leaves, and roots

Common bean

Celery benefits from nitrogen fixation.

Onion

Onions may deter some celery pests.

Cabbage

Benefits from celery's moisture retention and potential pest deterrence.

Carrot

Can compete for nutrients and attract similar pests.

Broccoli

Celery can improve growth and flavor.

Emergence

Seeds germinate when soil temperatures are consistently above 10 C.

Flowering

Flowering is typically induced by long days, often in the second year of growth.

Harvest

Harvest can begin approximately 90-150 days after emergence, depending on desired size.

Senescence

Plants begin to senesce with the onset of the first autumn frosts.

Timing is relative to your local season (temperate Northern Hemisphere).

Drainagewell-drained but consistently moist

Nitrogen fixingNo

MycorrhizalNo

Accumulatespotassium, calcium

Soil textureloam, silt

Organic matterMedium

Compaction toleranceLow

Methodsseed

Difficulty2 / 5

Establishes in~1 yr

Self-seedingLight

Can host pestscelery_leaf_miner, celery_worm, slugs, snails

Can host diseasescelery_blight, fusarium_yellows