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Celery is a well-known herb. The main feature of celery is its high content of group B vitamins. This plant promotes weight loss.
Celery stalks /semena/selderej/ aromatic, they can be added as a seasoning, and you can make useful infusions.
Correct landing
Correct sowing of celery seeds contributes to obtaining a large harvest of juicy greens.
So that the seeds germinate and do not suffer from repeated spring frosts, the greens are sown in conditions when the soil warms up to ten degrees Celsius. Next, you need to perform the following actions:
- It is necessary to dig up the ground well at the place of planting of celery, so that its root feels free.
- Then a depression of two to four centimeters is formed in the ground.
- Next, you need to add superphosphate fertilizer to provide the future greenery with nutrients immediately after planting.
- Seeds are sown in the furrows at a distance of five to seven centimeters from each other.
- Then the seeds are covered with soil. There are two nuances here, if the land is dry, that is, the snow cover has come down a long time ago, and there was no rain. The soil is irrigated with water. And if the ground is wet, the seeds will not need watering for about ten days.
- When planting in several rows, leave a distance between rows of at least ten centimeters. Better than twenty, if the area of the plot allows.
The seeds will sprout in two weeks. Sprouts need to be moistened regularly, then the foliage will be juicy.
How to cut and store celery harvest
Experienced gardeners do not recommend mowing greens for the winter if the crop has not been harvested. Then in the spring you can get a little fresh green from under the snow, but you will have to plant a new one anyway. Since this will go to seed.
New greens are cut under the very root, the closer to the ground, the better. Then you get good, thick stems with leaves.
It is better to clear the ground around the bush, then cutting it will turn out to be much lower, the length of the stem will be greater. You can prepare celery with root. The root is added to various dishes during cooking. It gives richness and brightness to dishes.
Celery is harvested two months after sowing. At this time, he reaches his technical maturity. You can leave it on the beds and collect as needed.
Celery is stored in the refrigerator, it is desirable that the spice is dry, then the plant will lie for two or three weeks. Celery also stores well in a cold cellar.
