[jambop]

So this year for the first time ever I have grown some celery. I bought the plants at the local market the were a Euro each so quite expensive. They have grown quite well and I have enjoyed eating some sliced up through salads. Down here we tend to just take a stalk off the plant when its needed, also the stalks are never blanched always green, so the plants keep growing on. So with this success I have decided to try them again next year but thought to raise my own plants from seed but need to know how easy is celery to grow from seed?  If it is not too difficult I will buy a packet of seeds and give them a go in the spring.

[Deborah1]

Hello. Not exactly an answer to your question, but given that you take a stem from time to time rather than the whole plant, would cutting celery be any use to you? I grow this from seed - the variety is called 'Red Soup', and I find it very easy.
Sown in trays in March and planted out April/May. The taste is just as you would expect. It doesn't need massive amounts of water (although this is Brittany ) and it stands well over winter and gives a crop the following Spring before running up to seed. It's only drawback, perhaps, is that it doesn't make very thick stems.

[jambop]

Worth thinking about Debs never tried celery before so might give it a try.

[Yorkie]

Info about growing celery on the main website:
http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable/celery-growing/

As it says on there, celery is a hungry, thirsty plant!

[Mr Dog]

I grow Lathom self blanching from seed without too much trouble. Start off in modules on a south facing window sill (40 cell size) late Feb/early March with the seed sown on the surface. Plant out in blocks late May/early June, 12" between plants. As Yorkie says it's a thirsty plant and can go bitter if underwatered.