Best time to plant celery in Australia
Apium graveolens
Also called stalk celery
Long, ribbed stalks are the main reason to grow celery, a form of Apium graveolens from the family Apiaceae. They can be eaten raw, simmered in a soup or stew, or put through a juicer. Its strongly aromatic seeds serve as a spice or go into celery salt.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
When to sow
| Zone | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolMatches local guides | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow |
| SubtropicalMatches local guides | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No |
| TropicalNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No |
| AridNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Good months to sow
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly or raise seedlings
- Sowing depth
- 6mm
- Plant spacing
- 15cm
- Row spacing
- 15cm
- Height
- 40cm
- Germination
- About 21 days
- Time to harvest
- 120 days from sowing
- Frost
- Frost tender
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- biennial, usually grown as an annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.