Vegetables
Celery
Plant in a block for longer stems, and never let it dry out.
Apium graveolens · Vegetables · Annual or seasonal
When to plant Celery in Australia
Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.
- Sow seed
- Cool — Mar, Sep
- Temperate — Mar, Apr, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
- Subtropical — Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
- Tropical — May, Jun
- Arid — Aug, Sep
- Harvest
- Cool, Temperate, Subtropical, Tropical, Arid — 12–14 weeks after sowing
Australian planting guide by climate zone
Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.
| Action | Cool | Temperate | Subtropical | Tropical | Arid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sow | Mar, SepDetailsSow in March. Sow in September. | Mar, Apr, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctDetailsSow in March-April. Sow in July-October. | Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, AugDetailsSow in March-August. | May, JunDetailsSow in May-June. | Aug, SepDetailsSow in August-September. |
| Plant out | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Feed | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Pest check | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Harvest | 12–14 wks after sowingRelativeDetails12-14 weeks. | 12–14 wks after sowingRelativeDetails12-14 weeks. | 12–14 wks after sowingRelativeDetails12-14 weeks. | 12–14 wks after sowingRelativeDetails12-14 weeks. | 12–14 wks after sowingRelativeDetails12-14 weeks. |
Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.
Care guidance
Sourced advice for Celery that isn't tied to a month.
- Plant in blocks to encourage longer stems.
- Celery puts on 70% of its growth in the last 30% of its life — be patient.
About this data
This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.
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Other plants in the GrowCal dataset, mostly from the same category.
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