Other names
Chinese celery
Botanical name
Apium graveolens var. secalinum
Plant category
Herbs
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Facts and figures
Light requirements
Sun / partial shade
Nutrient requirements
Medium feeder
Difficulty level
Easy
Culture (according to Gertrud Franck)
B - late
Growing period
130 days
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
60 days
Times
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Pre-grow
Transplant
Harvest
Transplant to bed from Mid May to Mid July. Pre-grow about 60 days before planting out, approximately between Mid March and Mid May. After a growing period of 130 days, harvest can begin around Mid July and continues until Late October.
Neighbourhood
Very good neighbours
Good neighbours
Bad neighbours
Crop rotation
Good predecessors
Bad predecessors
Very bad predecessors
Good successors
Bad successors
Very bad successors