This vegetable, in spite of its apparent modesty, it is very useful acquisition for any gardener. Not only that, it is completely eaten, so also it has an incredible amount of useful properties of both medical and cosmetic. The main thing, correctly and competently choose a variety.
Celery is great for our climate, because the young shoots are easily transferred to the first frost, and ripe vegetables safely tolerate the winter. However, he does not like to coexist with potatoes, parsley or corn. Friendly vegetable refers to a tomato, onion, lettuce and next to cauliflower. But ideal for planting celery cabbage will be next to a beautiful woman, because it contributes to its rapid growth. In his turn, celery smell deters most important pest of cabbage butterfly cabbage butterfly. Growing two years celery and a better basis than the beds after the cucumbers and beans, he did not find.
The food, as mentioned above, are like the stems and the root of the leaves, respectively varieties of this vegetable is grown three types. Typically, stem and root varieties planted in the beds after pre-germination of seedlings, but for juicy leaf celery planted directly into the ground. Although reasonable care of celery leaf, he will give good quality stems.
It was a sheet of celery and must begin his first experiments with celery. He is easier to clean, unpretentious, able to forgive the gardener any mistakes. His most favorite among gardeners for ruggedness, resistance to both frost and to znoyu giving very fragrant leaves of the variety "Kartuli".
But the cultivation of celery stalk, or as it is called petiolar on domestic beds are not very common. All because most varieties of this vegetable require subsequent treatment whitening fruit, only such varieties as "golden", "Malachite", "Tango" deprived of such shortcomings. But as a rule, stem varieties do not give usable roots.
It is the cultivation of root vegetables among the rarest of the three species, and the reason for that most demanding of care, location and climate of the landing. Therefore, take up his already experienced gardeners who prefer such varieties as "Egor", "Strong", which in addition to succulent roots and sugar yield good harvest of fragrant leaves.
The best time of planting seedlings is considered the beginning of the month of March for cold regions or February for warmer areas. Land seedlings - is a simple mixture of sand millet (half part), turf (one part) and the humus (one part).