Victoria F1 (Pelleted) Celery Vegetables Seeds - West Coast Seeds

PRODUCT DETAILS

Victoria celery is a bolt-resistant, upright plant with crisp, juicy, tasty stalks that are an appealing apple-green colour with white at the base. This hybrid grows where other varieties sometimes fail. Victoria matures extra early and is able to keep its colour and flavour even after cooking. Victoria Pelleted celery seeds are easier to plant than raw seeds, as each seed has a white clay coating that makes it easier to handle and easier to see in the soil. Provide ample moisture and highly fertile soil for your celery plants. The fresh leaves of celery are a glorious addition to soups and salads, imparting a strong, savoury flavour. Like most vegetables, homegrown celery tends to have much more flavour than store-bought.

Matures in 100 days. (Hybrid seeds)

• Pelleted seeds
• Early maturing
• Keeps colour and flavour after cooking
• Matures in 100 days

All About Victoria Pelleted

• Latin

  Apium graveolens Family: Apiaceae

• Difficulty

  Moderately challenging

• Season & Zone

  Season: Cool season. Exposure: Full-sun

• Timing

  Start indoors in late winter to mid-spring. Optimal soil temperature: 15-24°C (60-75°F). Seeds take up to 20-30 days for germination.

• Starting

  Sow seeds no more than 5mm (¼”) deep, 3 seeds per pot, and thin to the strongest plant.

• Days to Maturity

  From transplant date.

• Growing

  Ideal pH: 6.0-6.5. Celery is a heavy feeder and needs rich, moist soil. Add compost to soil and apply ¼-½ cup of complete organic fertilizer per 1.5m (5′) of row. Transplant when seedlings are 10-12cm (4-5″) tall. Avoid transplanting until nighttime temperatures are reliably at 10°C (50°F) or warmer. Space transplants 30cm (12″) apart in rows at least 45cm (18″) apart. Water frequently. Premature bolting may result from young plants being exposed to temperatures below 13°C (55°F) for several days.

• Harvest

  For best flavour and longer storage, water plants the day before harvest. Stalks on the outside of the plant can be harvested at any time. The entire plant may be harvested once the desired size is reached, but the home gardener should leave the plant in the garden and take only what is needed, leaving the root intact. If winter is not too cold, celery will stand in the garden until spring, allowing for light pickings for soups and salads.

• Seed Info

  In optimal conditions, at least 55% of seeds should germinate. Usual seed life: 3 years.

• Diseases & Pests

  • Use floating row covers early in the season, and put up collars if cutworms are present.
  • Pests: Aphids, Whiteflies, Cutworms, Tarnished plant bug, and Cabbage loopers. Diseases: Celery mosaic, Leaf blight, Black heart (calcium deficiency: add lime).

• Companion Planting

  Celery is a good partner for beans, the Brassicas, cucumber, garlic, leek, lettuce, onion, and tomatoes.