Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Celery grows best where surface moisture is abundant, to grow crisp stems with less stringy fibres. Frequent watering is better than occasional soaks, and it's one vegetable that I never skimp on when watering, because the more you give it the lusher and crisper are the plants.
Raise plants indoors: sow seed on the surface of compost in a seed tray and cover with glass to retain moisture. Water with a fine rose about once a week. Seedlings need two weeks to germinate, and you can prick them into 3cm (1") modules, after two to three weeks.
Lay a mesh cover over new plantings, to keep aphids away and give faster growth.
Celery tastes better for some blanching to reduce its bitterness. Self-blanching works by close planting to exclude light around stems, with a dense canopy of leaves above them. Blanching with ridges of soil is messy, time consuming, not no dig, and results in extra slug holes.
In this video I share practical tips on growing tender celery in a no dig garden — from sowing seed and steady watering, to mesh protection and simple self-blanching methods for crisp, flavourful stems.
🎥 Filmed March to October 2025
Filmed by Carly Dutton-Edwards
In Homeacres No Dig Garden, Somerset, UK
🎵 Music: Rory Dunwoodie, @rorydinwoodiemusic IG: rorydinwoodiemusic
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00:00 Introduction - sowing seeds, Tango variety
03:07 After sowing, covering with glass and moving to conservatory
03:49 Sowing in summer - keeping seeds away from strong sunlight
04:32 Seedlings four weeks later - great germination
05:32 Filling module cell with compost - technique
06:26 Watering compost before sowing
07:18 Pricking out, true leaf
09:27 Burying the stem when pricking out
10:39 Moving seedlings from hotbed to bench, warmer nights
11:47 1st April - transplanting
12:30 23rd May - plants at different stages of growth
13:19 Leaf miner - some plants protected with cover
14:18 Bed prep after removing cabbage
14:43 Keeping surface compost moist
15:46 Spacing
16:11 Early harvesting then regrowth
17:20 6th June - harvesting timings and methods
19:17 Option of using feed, plants need for moisture
20:11 Storing harvested celery
20:51 Stringiness
21:52 Using leaves for stock
22:34 Another option for harvesting - side shoots
24:12 Juicing celery
24:36 Slugs and Septoria disease, using a cover
Celery grows best where surface moisture is abundant, to grow crisp stems with less stringy fibres. Frequent watering is better than occasional soaks, and it's one vegetable that I never skimp on when watering, because the more you give it the lusher and crisper are the plants.
Raise plants indoors: sow seed on the surface of compost in a seed tray and cover with glass to retain moisture. Water with a fine rose about once a week. Seedlings need two weeks to germinate, and you can prick them into 3cm (1") modules, after two to three weeks.
Lay a mesh cover over new plantings, to keep aphids away and give faster growth.
Celery tastes better for some blanching to reduce its bitterness. Self-blanching works by close planting to exclude light around stems, with a dense canopy of leaves above them. Blanching with ridges of soil is messy, time consuming, not no dig, and results in extra slug holes.
In this video I share practical tips on growing tender celery in a no dig garden — from sowing seed and steady watering, to mesh protection and simple self-blanching methods for crisp, flavourful stems.
🎥 Filmed March to October 2025
Filmed by Carly Dutton-Edwards
In Homeacres No Dig Garden, Somerset, UK
🎵 Music: Rory Dunwoodie, @rorydinwoodiemusic IG: rorydinwoodiemusic
You can join this channel by paying a monthly fee, to support our work with helping gardeners grow better, and to receive monthly videos made only for members:
youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg/join
#growyourown #celery #nodiggarden #vegetablegarden #growyourownfood #gardentips
00:00 Introduction - sowing seeds, Tango variety
03:07 After sowing, covering with glass and moving to conservatory
03:49 Sowing in summer - keeping seeds away from strong sunlight
04:32 Seedlings four weeks later - great germination
05:32 Filling module cell with compost - technique
06:26 Watering compost before sowing
07:18 Pricking out, true leaf
09:27 Burying the stem when pricking out
10:39 Moving seedlings from hotbed to bench, warmer nights
11:47 1st April - transplanting
12:30 23rd May - plants at different stages of growth
13:19 Leaf miner - some plants protected with cover
14:18 Bed prep after removing cabbage
14:43 Keeping surface compost moist
15:46 Spacing
16:11 Early harvesting then regrowth
17:20 6th June - harvesting timings and methods
19:17 Option of using feed, plants need for moisture
20:11 Storing harvested celery
20:51 Stringiness
21:52 Using leaves for stock
22:34 Another option for harvesting - side shoots
24:12 Juicing celery
24:36 Slugs and Septoria disease, using a cover
