Celery companion plants

Celery is a cool weather crop that takes 16 weeks of optimal weather conditions to mature.

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If you live in an area that tends to have hot summers or a short growing season as I do, you may never have attempted to grow celery even if you love the crunchy veggie. Since I love celery raw and for use in a variety of dishes, I thought, can I grow celery in a pot?

Let’s find out!

Can I Grow Celery in a Pot?

Turns out that yes, container grown celery plants are not only possible but circumvent the vagaries of the weather. Celery grown in pots allows you to move the plant around to keep it in an ideal temperature range.

Growing celery in containers indoors

You can also start celery early in pots, well before the frost-free date in your area and then transplant to a larger container to move outside. Let’s look at some tips for growing celery in containers as well as care for celery in a container.

Celery Grown in Pots

So how do you go about growing celery in containers?

Celery likes a soil pH of 6.0 to 6.5, alkaline. Limestone amended into acidic soil will cut the acidity. Choose a container that is at least 8

growing celery root in pots

growing celery plants in pots