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Celery
Apium graveolens var. dulce
Early Augustvegetable
Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes — fits a balcony
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — 2-year life cycle
Ways to plant it in Zone 7b
Spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Window has passed for this year
Early January – Early February
Plant seeds in a tray on a sunny windowsill, then move outside when it warms up.
Transplant
Window has passed for this year
Mid to Late April
Buy a young plant from a nursery, or move one you started indoors, into the ground or a pot.
Fall planting
Transplant
Early August
Early to Late August
Buy a young plant from a nursery, or move one you started indoors, into the ground or a pot.
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