When to plant celery in Mount Barker Junction
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to mid MarMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid MarMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: mid Jun to late JulMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to early OctMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to early OctMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: early Dec to early JanMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mount Barker Junction. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A slow, thirsty crop grown for its crisp stalks. In Adelaide, raise seedlings in spring or late summer and keep them well watered through the heat, or the stalks turn stringy. Most of the growth comes in the last few weeks, so be patient.