Celery is the only root vegetable grown from seedlings. It is conditioned by a long period of seed emergence and slow development of seedlings.This feature is also common to ribbed celery - it usually takes 8-9 weeks from the moment of sowing the seeds to obtaining a ready-made seedling with several leavesni.
Therefore, it is worth sowing these seeds in mid-January (for cultivation under covers) or in mid-February (for field cultivation), so that they are ready to be planted at the end of April or the beginning of May.Celery sprouts better when the seeds are gently tapped in the seed boxes, but without covering them with substrate, thus maintaining light access to the seeds.
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After sowing, the substrate should be gently watered and covered with foil, which will reduce evaporation of water from the substrate and increase its temperature. 3-4 cm in diameter or on the side. Temperature plays a very important role in the production of celery seedlings - it should be kept at 20-22 ° C during the day and 18-20 ° C at night.
A drop in temperature below 16 ° C during plant growth may inhibit their growth and contribute to knocking out the inflorescence shoots later in the cultivation period.Celery is very sensitive to vernalization. In field cultivation, it is advisable to plant them not earlier than in the second decade of May, unless the vegetables are covered with non-woven fabric (which will protect them from frost).
