Zwolsche Krul Celeriac – 100 Seeds

Zwolsche Krul Celeriac Seeds. Zwolsche Krul Celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum), is a heirloom leaf celery from Holland that is grown as a culinary and ornamental herb. This Dutch heirloom variety can be difficult to find in most grocers. The plants look like parsley, with curly, finely cut leaves, but have a nice strong celery flavor to use in soup, stew, or salads. It is easier to grow in warm climates than regular celery. 80-100 days from transplant.

Zwolsche Krul Celeriac Culinary Uses

• The leaves are best eaten while tender it can be used like an herb or in cooked dishes as you would stalk celery.
• Great in dressings or for use in soups, stews and salads, pies and stuffings or any recipe where either celery or parsley is called for.

Growing Zwolsche Krul Celeriac

It is naturally vigorous, it can be grown as cut and come again salad crop and will grow back beautifully.

• Start the Zwolsche Krul Celeriac seeds indoors no sooner than 2 to 3 months before your last frost date.
• Germination can be erratic and the seed is best surface sown indoors or in a greenhouse. Outdoor sown seed rarely germinates satisfactorily.
• Sow into flats or modules containing a good quality well drained soil.
• Surface sow, do not cover as they need light to germinate.
• Water from the base of the container, never directly on top of the seeds.
• Soil temperature should be kept higher than 10°C to ensure good germination.
• Germinates in 2 to 3 weeks.
• The seedlings should be transplanted when they have their first set of true leaves and are still small.
• Leaf celery is not frost tolerant so only plant outdoors once all risk of frosts has passed.
• Space the plants 25cm  from each other.
• Full sun or partial shade suit them equally well.
• Although leaf celery’s are fairly tolerant of drought, don’t plant them in very dry places and water when dry.
• Leaf celery is very suited to growing in a container, water well and moved undercover in winter to extend the cropping season.