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The growing library

When to plant
celery.

A stalk vegetable with substantial nursery time when grown from seed.

TransplantReviewed
01 / Right crop, right place

Where the timing comes from

Choose the region that actually covers your garden. These source references are not a nationwide planting calendar.

Published regional calendar

Central North Carolina

Use the Central North Carolina calendar, with its separate establishment methods. This is not a calendar for every part of North Carolina.

Published crop row
Celery
Published regional calendar

Florida

Use the Florida calendar for your specific subregion. Planting months are not interchangeable across the state.

Published crop row
Celery
Reviewed Florida rows
North · Central · South

Outside these regions? Use your local Extension planting guidance. A nearby weather station describes climate; it does not establish whether or when to plant this crop.

02 / Know when the clock starts

How long until harvest?

These ranges start at different stages. Keep the method, region, and crop type attached to every number.

Central North Carolina
40–70days

From transplanting

Count from setting out transplants. The earlier nursery period is excluded.

Source crop: CeleryRead source
Central North Carolina
120–150days

From indoor sowing

Count from sowing indoors. The nursery period is included.

Source crop: CeleryRead source

A transplant has a head start. Days counted from transplanting leave out time spent raising the seedling. The indoor-sowing reference includes that nursery period; do not add it again.

03 / Before you plant

The details that matter

Apiaceae

Plan for celery

  • Days from transplanting exclude the seedling nursery period; harden off plants before setting them out.

Maturity references vary with cultivar, harvest size, weather, and establishment method. Keep your seed packet or transplant label alongside the regional calendar.

Soil temperature

No verified value
in this guide.

We have not assigned a germination minimum for celery. Use crop-specific local guidance for your planting material and method.

Open evidence

Follow the sources.

Selected source facts reviewed . This is our review date, not the sources’ publication date.

How we use the data
  1. NC State Extension · Central North Carolina Planting Calendar
  2. UF/IFAS Extension · Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide