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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Drew Swainston

When and how to harvest celery – to pick stems at the peak of their flavor

Harvested celery being held in a pair of hands.

A harvest of crunchy and nutritious celery stalks can be a hugely satisfying experience, as it means you have successfully cultivated the tricky crop through its full growing season. Celery does have a reputation for being tough to grow as this cool-season crop has a long season and requires lots of moisture.

When growing celery, you want to harvest the crop when the stalks are the right size and texture. Too soon and they won’t be fully developed, yet wait too long and the celery gets tough and bitter.

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