Celery, Ventura

These great celeries are 28 to 30 inches tall with nice long 12 inch stalks. Just make sure to give the new transplants plenty of water as they get established.

Celery: Originally from the Mediterranean, celery is almost unrivaled for its salty flavor. This is one of those veggies where if you haven’t tasted fresh out of the garden, you haven’t tasted the real thing. Celery is great for the digestive and circulatory system.

Growing Tips: Celery really needs nice fertile soils so don’t skimp on incorporating a good layer of compost in to the garden bed before planting. It also needs to stay moist all season long in order to grow well. A light mulch like straw helps a lot as well as regular drip irrigation.