Cultivation methods, cultivation and planting techniques of celery

Organic cultivation of celery

Variety

Celery petiole is slender, hollow and fragrant, which can be used for stir-frying, cooking and spices. Varieties can be divided into local species: field tail species (green leaves and white bones), green tube, summer celery; western species (green and yellow). The field tail species has light green petiole, less fiber, more branches, good quality, strong fragrance and non-perishability. Hainan green: summer celery, dark green leaves, thick stalk, crisp quality, slightly heat-resistant without bolting.

Purchase of seeds

Can be purchased in late July

Determine the place

It is more suitable for slightly acidic soil and sand loam or loam with a large amount of humus, and it is better to have good drainage.

Preparation of the field

After soil preparation, base fertilizer was applied and mixed with the field in the middle of July, and the row spacing could be 12*12cm.

Sowing seeds

Sowing in mid and late August, because the plant is small and needs close planting, you can sow it directly in the field and cover it with a layer of soil.

Ploughing, weeding and topdressing

The work of weeding in the middle tillage should be carried out before the weeds are young, and then topdressing can be applied on both sides of the plant with full-ripe compost. Because celery is a shallow root crop, when ploughing and weeding, do not stir the soil too much to avoid damage to the roots and affect its growth.

Harvest

Celery can be harvested 30-50 days after planting. The tender stems and petioles of celery are rich in special flavor and rich in vitamin An and vitamin C. it is a good food to lose weight and lower blood pressure.

Diseases and insect pests

It is easy to have black heart disease due to lack of calcium, or split stem disease due to lack of boron, and there are aphids and night thieves in insect pests, so attention should be paid to its prevention and control work.