Par-Cel
Cutting Celery Seed
Product ID: 2974
A curled-leaf cutting celery.
A novelty for fresh market sales. Looks like a cross between cutting celery and curled-leaf parsley. Celery flavor. Much easier to grow than standard celery. Market bunched or use as a salad mix ingredient. Also known as leaf celery. Avg. 96,200 seeds/oz. Packet: 200 seeds.
Johnny's Recommended Substitute
Leafy herb with bold celery flavor.
Leafy herb with bold celery flavor.
DAYS TO GERMINATION: 7-14 days.
SOWING: Direct seed (recommended): Direct seed in spring after the last frost. Sow seeds shallowly, 30 seeds per foot in rows 18" apart. There is no need to thin when the seeds are direct seeded.
Transplant: Seeds require some light to germinate, so sow shallowly. Use individual plug containers
and plant several seeds in each plug. Thin, if necessary, to 2 or 3 plants per plug. Transplant plugs into the field at a 6" spacing in rows 18" apart.
LIGHT PREFERENCE: Sun/Part Shade.
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Fertile soil. Keep well watered.
PLANT HEIGHT: 18".
PLANT SPACING: 6".
HARDINESS ZONES: Annual.
HARVEST: Leaves and stalks may be harvested once the plants have become established and before flowering occurs. Cut the plants 3/4 way down the stems, so that they can continue growing.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Apium graveolens
SOWING: Direct seed (recommended): Direct seed in spring after the last frost. Sow seeds shallowly, 30 seeds per foot in rows 18" apart. There is no need to thin when the seeds are direct seeded.
Transplant: Seeds require some light to germinate, so sow shallowly. Use individual plug containers
and plant several seeds in each plug. Thin, if necessary, to 2 or 3 plants per plug. Transplant plugs into the field at a 6" spacing in rows 18" apart.
LIGHT PREFERENCE: Sun/Part Shade.
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Fertile soil. Keep well watered.
PLANT HEIGHT: 18".
PLANT SPACING: 6".
HARDINESS ZONES: Annual.
HARVEST: Leaves and stalks may be harvested once the plants have become established and before flowering occurs. Cut the plants 3/4 way down the stems, so that they can continue growing.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Apium graveolens
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Quick Facts
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Latin Name
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Apium graveolens var. secalinum
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Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date. -
80 - 85 Days
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Life Cycle
Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature). -
Annual
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. -
Open Pollinated
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Product Features
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Hydroponic Performer
- Variety that can be grown successfully using hydroponic growing methods, such as NFT (Nutrient Film Technique), DWC (Deep Water Culture), or other soilless growing systems.
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