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ATс, 22 янв 2017 Автор: Евгений
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Get a big harvest of juicy and large celery roots and
provide your family with healthy vitamin salads for the whole winter –
dream about it? You have not tried to grow celery root
and do not know how to take care of him, or have already tried, but in
did you get low-quality small roots? To grow
a decent harvest of this root can every gardener, you need
Only know a few rules and secrets of caring for this.
culture.

The most important when growing this vegetable is its duration.
growing season, this must be considered when buying seeds. This culture
grows very long, most varieties develop only in
120-200 days after sowing seeds. This suggests that in the middle
the band is best to acquire early ripe varieties and grow them
through seedlings. Using a seedless method, only suitable
for the southern regions, the rest of the gardeners will need to attach
efforts to produce quality seedlings.

Contents

Seed preparation

Celery seeds (like parsley and carrots) are very demanding.
They may not germinate if they are stored for a long time, for this reason
it is necessary to sow this crop only with fresh seeds, it’s good that
You can use your own. In addition, they are saturated with ethereal
oils that protect them from external negative influences, but they
At the same time, germination is significantly hampered. For fast and
seedlings should seed together, soak for 48 hours in advance and
after that sprout them. Soaking is important every 6 hours.
change the water in which the seeds are soaked and during germination
constantly moisten the cloth in the saucer. After the first appear
keys, it is time to sow them for seedlings. This is done in the period
from February 5 to March 15.

Growing seedlings

Celery seedlings are best grown in a special soil
mixture, it consists of 1 share of mullein, 1 share of sod land, 2
shares of rotten humus and 6 shares of peat. Can
make a mixture of vermicompost and sand.

Celery sowing is done in small boxes according to the 2×2 cm scheme,
This operation is conveniently performed using a toothpick or a match –
it makes a small indentation in the ground, and then laid
seeds. From above, crops are covered with 5 mm of soil, covered with foil and
placed in a dark and warm place.

The soil should be regularly sprayed with water, as it
drying out After about 7 days, shoots will be noticed. AT
this period the box with the seedlings is transferred to a cool and light
window sill. The most suitable temperature in this period is +16.
degrees At first, seedlings will look like fragile and thin
bylinki, for this reason, celery seedlings can not be watered as
other cultures, but only sprayed and if suitable
weather carry out on the balcony. The temperature should not be lower than 8
degrees of heat, low temperatures for celery seedlings are harmful,
can be obtained instead of a juicy root, hard and shallow root with
colored arrow above. After the seedlings are formed by
2 real leaves, they dive, transplanting each of them into
own pot, cutting off 1/3 of the main root during transplantation.
Seedlings during transplantation are buried to the cotyledon leaves, only
You can not in any case sprinkle growth point.

Before planting plants on the garden, it is advisable to feed them two times,
a mixture of mineral and organic fertilizers. The specialists
recommend to feed solutions of complex fertilizers,
sodium humate, a solution of bird droppings, and spray the seedlings with a weak
solution of potassium permanganate.

Soil preparation

It is necessary to plan a plot in the garden in advance.
grow root celery to maximize yield
it needs a sunny place and fertile soil rich in humus.
It is well grown on light sandy fertile soils.
In the autumn on the site of the planned beds you need to make as much as possible
more good rotted manure or quality compost. For
this goal is practically unsuitable poor rocky, sandy,
marshy and acidic areas. Before growing celery
soil acidity should be reduced by liming. It is better
total planted root celery after crops such as –
cabbage, tomatoes and cucumbers.

Planting seedlings in the ground

Hurry up with the landing of celery is not worth it, it is better to wait when
warm weather will set, until about May 15. Can not be thick
plant seedlings (it is necessary to leave space between
seedlings 30 cm) and it is strictly forbidden to sprinkle the point of growth.
ATыполнив такие требования, огородник сможет получить крупные и не
branched root vegetables. After planting the plants need good
to water. ATысадку сеянцев желательно производить утром в пасмурную
the weather. If there is a risk of recurring night frosts, it is advisable
protect seedlings with cut plastic bottles.

Secrets выращивания корневого сельдерея

There are basic root care techniques. celery, without which
It is almost impossible to get a decent crop of root vegetables.

Watering. This culture любит влагу, допускать пересыхание грунта
can not. During the growing season until harvest
the ground in the area with celery must be constantly maintained
wet state. Water the plants directly under
root.

Feeding. Plants need to feed 4 times during the season.
The first feeding contribute to the rooting of seedlings and stimulate them
growth, subsequent increase in the size of the root. After
it will take 7 days to fertilize plants with herbal infusion, after 2 weeks –
infusion of chicken manure or mullein. AT середине лета сельдерей
not bad to feed a solution of superphosphate, after it starts
to form the head of the root – a solution of boric acid.

Hilling. It’s not worth doing this with root celery, only
harm, experienced gardeners on the contrary advise – after
the root crop starts to get thicker, you need to shovel it away
soil so as not to form additional roots.

Loosening. This operation will only benefit celery, not
miss the moment when the plants have not yet grown, regularly in this
period loosen the earth between them.

Remove the side roots and extra leaves. Raking off the soil from
celery roots, you will find on it the side roots, grown from
round root. They will not bring benefit, they will only take power away
spoil the look of the root, and stop to gain weight. For this reason their
advised to cut with a knife. Leaves of any kind of celery can
used in cooking, but during their active growth
touch is not worth it, the time of their use will come in early September,
after the root crop begins to grow rapidly, during this period the extreme
leaves are removed, leaving only growing vertically.

Harvesting. Celery root harvesting is one of the main joys
gardener in the autumn, they are collected late just before
the onset of frost on October 1-15. The harvest is not afraid of the first
frost, root vegetables can, without damage, endure frost up to 3
degrees

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