Organic 'Chinese Pink' celery

Apium graveolens · Apiaceae · Biennial

Fournisseur Les jardins de l'écoumène
Type de produit Seeds
Disponibilité Rupture
Quantités disponibles 0
Nombre de semences par sachet Around 250 seeds
$4.49

Organic ‘Chinese Pink’ celery is a surprising and elegant variety that brings a rare touch of color to the vegetable garden with its stems nuanced from bright pink to pale pink. With its refined habit and finely cut foliage, Apium graveolens immediately catches the eye, while offering a useful and tasty harvest for everyday cooking. Raw, its taste is frank and very characteristic, while when cooked it becomes more tender, sweet, and delicately crunchy, making it particularly pleasant in soups, broths, marinades, and salads. This variety is also distinguished by cultivation that is a little more accessible than some European ribbed celery varieties, which makes it interesting for curious gardeners who want to try an original vegetable without too much difficulty. In rich, cool, well-drained soil, under good light, it develops firm and colorful stems that beautify both the garden and the plate. Its light silhouette beautifully enlivens the rows of the vegetable garden, while its unexpected colors make you want to harvest as needed. Both decorative, nutritious, and different, it enriches the season with a touch that is both exotic and practical. It is a celery of character, productive and refined, perfect for combining beauty, flavor, and diversity in the garden.

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Growing conditions

Watering
Regular
Exposure
Sun
Germination temperature
18 to 24°C (64 to 75°F)
Germination (days)
14 to 21 days

Growth & dimensions

Spread
30 to 40 cm (12 to 16 in.)
Height
60 to 70 cm (24 to 28 in)
Sowing depth
0.3 cm (0.1 in)

Flowering & harvest

Flowering
2nd-year summer
Sowing period
February to April
Harvest
90 days after sowing
Use
Salad, soup, broth, marinade, cooking
Companion plants
Leeks, cabbages, tomatoes
Incompatible plants
Corn, carrots