Botanical name
Apium graveolens var. dulce
Plant category
Root and tuber vegetables
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Facts and figures
Light requirements
Sun / partial shade
Nutrient requirements
Medium feeder
Difficulty level
Intermediate
Culture (according to Gertrud Franck)
B - late
Row spacing
50 cm
Plant spacing
50 cm
Growth height
30 - 100 cm
Sowing depth
1 cm
Germination temperature (minimum)
18 °C
Germination temperature (optimal)
22 - 30 °C
Germination type
Light
Pre-growing period
90 days
Times
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
11
12
Pre-grow
Transplant
Harvest
Transplant to bed from Mid May to Mid October. Pre-grow about 90 days before planting out, approximately between Mid February and Mid July. Harvest begins around Early July and continues until Mid November.
Neighbourhood
Very good neighbours
Good neighbours
Bad neighbours
Crop rotation
Good predecessors
Very bad predecessors
Good successors
Very bad successors