Cutting Celery (Leaf Celery) in Zone 9a & 9b

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When to plant cutting celery (leaf celery) in zone 9b

Zones 9a and 9b share the same average frost dates in our data, so this page covers both.

Method: Either: Start indoors for an earlier harvest, or direct-sow outside for less fuss. Cutting Celery (Leaf Celery) tolerates either.

Spacing: 4 per square foot (square-foot-gardening spacing). Mature height: 1.5 ft.

Cutting celery is the same species as the celery sold blanched and bundled at the grocery store, but it's an entirely different plant to grow and use: thin, hollow stems and leaves with a much more concentrated celery flavor, treated more like a fresh herb thrown into soups and stocks than a vegetable eaten on its own.

How cutting celery (leaf celery) fits zone 9's season

Zone 9b's frost-free window runs about 293 days, from February 15 to December 5. Cutting Celery (Leaf Celery) needs about 65 days from sowing to first harvest.

Good companions

No standout companions recorded yet for Cutting Celery (Leaf Celery).

Where to buy cutting celery seeds

• Botanical Interests
• True Leaf Market
• Burpee
• High Mowing Organic Seeds

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Growing Cutting Celery (Leaf Celery) in USDA zone 9b: when to start seeds indoors, when to direct-sow, and when to expect a harvest.

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