Leaf celery

Short description of the species

Botanical name

Leaf celery

Latin name

Apium graveolens var. secalinum

Family

Apiaceae

Origin

The Mediterranean

Crop classification

Spicy and aromatic plants

Exposure

sunny

Frost resistance

An adult plant is frost-resistant

Optimal growth temperature

14 - 24°C

Water requirement

Sufficient and consistent water supply

Soil requirement

Deep, well-drained, rather heavier clay soil

Soil pH

6 - 7

Edible part

Apium graveolens folium, apium graveolens herba, apium graveolens fructus

accessibility

Usage

an ingredient in soups, salads, sauces and as part of a mixture of spices, in combination with other vegetables such as carrots, onions and garlic

Inclusion in the sowing process and fertilization requirements 

We grow celeriac as an annual crop. 

track: I. suitable pre-crops: roots, cereals, vegetables except root crops from the carrot family 

fertilization:  livestock manure in autumn (40 t/ha) 

varieties: Yield, uprightness of growth, suitability for storage, or leaf color (dark green preferred), tolerance to diseases and pests. 

Agricultural cultivation techniques 

Agricultural cultivation techniques - from transplants

Harvest and storage: 

Harvesting is done by gradually breaking off the oldest leaves or by cutting the whole bunch at once. We make two harvests during the growing season. 

Use: an ingredient in soups, salads, sauces and as part of a mixture of spices, in combination with other vegetables such as carrots, onions and garlic 

Impact on human health: 

Valuable ingredients: essential oils, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, chlorophyll

Phytotherapeutic groups: diuretic, metabolic, stomachic 

Diseases and pests: Diseases such as wet rot (Erwinia carotovara subsp. Carotovara (Jones) Bergery et al), Celery septoria (Septoria apii – graveolens Dovogin) and pests - aphids, caterpillars can occur on celery.