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Growing Celeriac

(Apium sp.)

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(Best months for planting Celeriac in New Zealand - temperate regions)


  • Harvest in 100 - 200 days
  • Grow in seed trays, and plant out in 4-6 weeks. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed.
  • Best planted at soil temperatures between 8°C and 21°C.
  • Space plants: 45-80cm

A form of celery which has a swollen root and lower stem. Raise seeds in individual pots and plant out after last frost to give them plenty of time to develop a good root. Grow in a very fertile, rich soil. Water generously.

In UK can be started under glass in March

Culinary hints - cooking and eating Celeriac

Cook whole, scrubbed and peeled.
Or slice or dice.
Tastes like celery.

Your comments and tips

17 Feb 09 marinus (max) doedens (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
can I grown in Brisbane celeriac and where do I order the seeds?
01 Mar 09 marinus doedens (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
who sells celeriac seeds?
08 Mar 09 Gary (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Marinus, Try The Lost Seed, Eden Seeds or Green Harvest. All currently list celeriac seeds for sale. I've bought other seeds from each of these places and have been satisfied with their service and quality.
21 Apr 09 geoff (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
My girlfriend and I would like try cooking/growing Celeriac, can anyone tell us where in or near Bundaberg(QLD) we could purchase the vegetable or the seeds.
23 Apr 09 anneliese stalley (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
i've just bought some from the lost seed - good price and heaps of seeds
10 Jun 09 john (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
theitaliangardener.com is a good source of seeds - celeriac & others. All 'celery' are tricky to germinate- an old piece of wool carpet over the top helps prevent drying out , which they are very sensative to, personaly I havent found them frost tender at all (& we get -5C a lot)!
10 Jun 09 max doedens (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I was able to purchase celeriac seeds at "Slalmanca Market" Hobart - Tasmania
11 Jun 09 max doedens (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Sorry, it is spelled Salamanca Market, or web site of supplier: www.southernharvest.com.au
02 Sep 09 Leanne (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Try flee markets, i got mine at markets
03 Feb 10 sonja oudhoff (Australia - temperate climate)
I buy the celeriac bulbs ( with the smaller roots still attached) from the supermarket and allow them to re establish themselves, then I wait for it to go to seed, and in the meantime I am still able to pick the stalks and use them in my cooking. It works for me :)

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