Celery Microgreens
Celery Microgreens is a serrated, compound leaves characteristic of celery family microgreen with fruit around 1-3 inches tall with small compound leaves. Ready from roughly day 100. Germination takes 7-14 days. Space Dense planting, 2-3 seeds per square inch apart at pH 6.0-7.0. Full sun (6+ hours). It will crop in a container.
Sowing
Surface sow tiny seeds on moist medium, press lightly, keep covered until germination. Seeds need light to germinate.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water
- Light misting 2-3 times daily, maintain consistent moisture
- Soil
- Fine soilless growing medium or seed starting mix
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.0
- Spacing
- Dense planting, 2-3 seeds per square inch
- Height
- 1-3 feet
- Season
- Warm season annual
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Medium to dark green with serrated edges
- Size
- 1-3 inches tall with small compound leaves
- Shape
- Serrated, compound leaves characteristic of celery family
- Flavour
- Intense celery flavor, aromatic, slightly bitter with fresh herbal notes
In the kitchen
Garnish for soups, bloody marys, salads, seafood dishes, flavoring agent, microgreen blends
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Aphids, spider mites in dry conditions
- Diseases
- Damping off, leaf blight, septoria leaf spot in humid conditions
- Resistance
- Moderate resistance, can be sensitive to fungal issues in high humidity
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 2 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 3 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 4 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 5 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 6 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 7 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 8 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 9 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 10 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 11 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 12 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 13 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 69
- Protein (g)
- 1.5
- Fat (g)
- 0.1
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 17.6
- Fibre (g)
- 5.3
- Sugars (g)
- 8.55
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 5
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 54.1
- Calcium (mg)
- 8
- Iron (mg)
- 1.61
- Magnesium (mg)
- 24
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 47
- Potassium (mg)
- 304
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.31
Where to buy seed and equipment
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Celery Microgreens?
Post a crop report — day counts, reservoir readings, what worked. Variety-specific logs are the most useful thing on the forum.
Similar varieties
Other microgreens with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Celery Microgreens suits these too.
- Onion Microgreens 109 days
- Kale Microgreens 90 days
- Corn Microgreens 112 days
- Sunflower Microgreens 85 days
- Purple Kohlrabi Microgreens 80 days
- Chives Microgreens 75 days