First time celery: ok they sprouted, now what? 5B/6A ish
First time celery: ok they sprouted, now what? 5B/6A ish
by recklessiamnot
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recklessiamnot
I know that little one that fell over has to go… do I thin them? Separate? They’re 1 1/2 inches under the light with a little fan blowing on them in an indoor greenhouse… I have never grown celery before
Edit: Northeast Ohio!
DadB0d_Dave
You already received great advice, so not much I can add. Celery is the first thing I start every year, as it grows VERY slowly. Yours look great. Just keep doing what you’re doing. When it comes time to moving them outside, only do so once night time temps are above 10C (50F), making sure to harden them off well. They enjoy full sun, lots of water, and lots of compost. Think of them as greedy plants – treat them as such and you’ll get a good crop.
Many varieties are “self-blanching” but if you want the stalks to be extra-tender, protect them from light by cutting the tops and bottoms off of a milk carton and placing that over the plant, so that the tops stick out to get sunlight but not the stalks.
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I know that little one that fell over has to go… do I thin them? Separate? They’re 1 1/2 inches under the light with a little fan blowing on them in an indoor greenhouse…
I have never grown celery before
Edit: Northeast Ohio!
You already received great advice, so not much I can add. Celery is the first thing I start every year, as it grows VERY slowly. Yours look great. Just keep doing what you’re doing. When it comes time to moving them outside, only do so once night time temps are above 10C (50F), making sure to harden them off well. They enjoy full sun, lots of water, and lots of compost. Think of them as greedy plants – treat them as such and you’ll get a good crop.
Many varieties are “self-blanching” but if you want the stalks to be extra-tender, protect them from light by cutting the tops and bottoms off of a milk carton and placing that over the plant, so that the tops stick out to get sunlight but not the stalks.