Celery – Golden Boy

80-95 Days to maturity 2-3 Days to sprout Celery seeds per packet: About 3,000 Celery seeds per Oz: About 70,000 Celery seeds per Lb: About 1,120,000 Plant 1/4″-1/2″ deep, in rows 18″-24″ apart, thinning to 6″-9″ apart once the seeds sprout. Celery plants are usually set in the field about 7 inches apart in rows three or three and one-half feet apart. Frequent cultivation and irrigation is necessary, an abundance of fertilizer must be used unless the soil is exceptionally rich. As the plants approach maturity they must be blanched by hilling with earth or with boards or special blanching…