Why Grow Celery?

  • ✅ Crisp, crunchy stalks packed with flavour and hydration
  • ✅ Dual-purpose crop—harvest stalks and aromatic leaves
  • ✅ Popular for fresh eating, soups, stews, juices, and snacks
  • ✅ Productive crop with excellent yields for home and market growers

Where Can You Grow Celery?

Celery thrives in cool to mild conditions and prefers fertile, moisture-retentive soil. It grows best in full sun with regular watering to prevent the stalks from becoming tough or stringy. In cooler climates, plant in spring and summer; in warmer regions, grow during autumn and winter.

Celery can be grown in backyard beds, raised planters, or larger containers. Consistent water and feeding are key to producing crisp, tender stalks. Blanching some varieties (by covering stalks) can reduce bitterness and improve flavour.

Health Benefits of Celery

Celery is low in calories and high in water content, making it an excellent hydrating vegetable. It provides vitamin K, vitamin C, potassium, and antioxidants that support heart health, digestion, and hydration. The aromatic leaves are also edible and nutrient-rich, adding flavour and nutrition to meals.

Most Popular Celery Varieties

  • Tall Utah: Classic variety with tall, crisp stalks and strong flavour.
  • Golden Self-Blanching: Easy to grow with naturally tender, pale stalks.
  • Chinese Celery: Thin-stemmed type with aromatic flavour, great for Asian cooking.
  • Leaf Celery: Grown for its strongly flavoured leaves, used like herbs.
  • Cutting Celery: Compact, hardy type ideal for continuous harvests.

Ready to Start Growing?

All of our celery seeds are non-GMO, open-pollinated, and tested for high germination. Whether you’re growing in a small garden or producing at scale, you’ll find celery varieties to suit your climate and kitchen needs.

Shop the full range of celery seeds above and enjoy crisp, homegrown flavour in your meals year-round.