When to plant celery in Mount Gambier
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to mid MarMount Gambier area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid MarMount Gambier area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: mid May to late JulMount Gambier area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Jul to early OctMount Gambier area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Jul to early OctMount Gambier area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: early Dec to early JanMount Gambier area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mount Gambier. 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.