Peppermint Stick, Celery Seeds

Peppermint Stick Celery Seed

Red-and-white striped stalks make celery visually unforgettable
Slow bolting extends the useful harvest window
Tender stems deliver true, concentrated celery flavor
Use leaves and stalks as fresh seasoning

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Key Attributes

Botanical Name

Apium graveolens

Days to maturity

85 Days

Sun

Full Sun

Packet

500 Seeds

About Peppermint Stick, Celery Seed, Celery Seed

The Peppermint Stick's tender prolific stalks have real celery flavor! This unique, bicolored striped celery is red and white and full of flavor. It is a slow bolting variety. Use the Peppermint Stick's leaves and stalks for fresh seasoning. This celery is definitely a colorful addition to your garden!

Growing details

Planting

Sow Depth

Top of Soil

Days to Germination

14–21 days

Germination Type

D - Surface Sow

In-row plant spacing

6-10"

Row Spacing

24-36"

Plant profile

Maturity

Summer, Fall

Life Cycle

Annual

Plant Height

24 inches

Growth Habits

Upright

Seed & variety

Seeds Per Ounce

62,500

Color

Red

Seed Type

Open Pollinated

Growing Season

Cool-Season Crop

Before Planting

For Celery, select a full-sun to lightly shaded site with rich, moisture-retentive soil that still drains well. Incorporate generous compost and correct fertility and pH according to a soil test. Plan dependable irrigation and harden transplants carefully, because drought, heat, or prolonged cold before establishment can cause poor stalks or bolting.

Planting

Start celery indoors 10–12 weeks before the last spring frost. Keep the fine seed warm, exposed to light, and consistently moist until its slow germination is complete. Grow seedlings under bright light, pot them up if crowded, and harden gradually without prolonged chilling. Transplant after hard freezes are past, keeping the crown at soil level.

Watering

Maintain consistently moist soil with about 1–2 inches of water weekly. Celery becomes stringy or hollow under drought stress, so water deeply before the soil dries while avoiding waterlogged crowns.

Fertilizer

Celery is a heavy feeder. Side-dress with a nitrogen-containing fertilizer several weeks after transplanting and again during rapid stalk growth, following soil-test and label recommendations.

Harvesting

Celery is ready when it displays the mature color, texture, and size expected for the crop. Cut, lift, or pick carefully to protect the plant and remaining harvest.

Tips

Blanch self-blanching or green celery only when a paler flavor is desired, using sleeves or loose soil without covering the growing center. Shade cloth helps prevent stress during hot weather.

Pests & Diseases

Septoria late blight is especially destructive in celery; early blight, anthracnose leaf curl, bacterial blight, and pink rot also occur. Tiny black fruiting bodies inside tan leaf spots help identify Septoria. Use disease-free seed and transplants, remove celery residue, rotate Apiaceae crops, and keep irrigation splash off the canopy.

Aphids, celery leafminers, cutworms, slugs, and tarnished plant bugs may damage celery. Inspect inner stalks and leaf undersides, remove infested foliage, use barriers, and encourage beneficial insects.