Nan Ling Leaf Celery, Heirloom Seeds

Nan Ling Leaf Celery, Heirloom Seeds — The Easy-to-Grow Cut-and-Come-Again Celery That Needs No Blanching

Nan Ling Cutting Leaf Celery (Apium graveolens) is the celery that home gardeners can actually grow — naturally vigorous, requiring no blanching, and producing pencil-thin bright green stalks with that distinct celery smell and taste that can be harvested continuously from 60 days through 90 days. Use as an herb or in cooked dishes exactly as you would stalk celery: fantastic in dressings, soups, stews, salads, pies, and stuffing, or any recipe where celery or parsley is called for. Harvest in the microgreen stage at just 30 days for a fast, flavorful crop. Rich in vitamins A, K, and C, plus potassium and folate, with a low glycemic index.

Why Grow Nan Ling Leaf Celery?

• No blanching required — naturally vigorous and easy to grow
• Cut-and-come-again — grows back beautifully after each harvest
• Distinct celery flavor — use as an herb or in any recipe calling for celery or parsley
• Microgreen harvest at 30 days — fast and flavorful
• Rich in vitamins A, K, and C — plus potassium and folate, low glycemic index
• Open-pollinated heirloom — save seed year after year

Growing Notes

Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost, or direct sow outdoors after frost danger has passed. Sow seeds on the surface or barely cover — seeds need light to germinate. Thin to 4–6 inches apart in rows 12 inches apart. Full sun to part shade. Keep soil consistently moist. Harvest stalks beginning at 60 days; microgreen harvest at 30 days. Grows back vigorously after cutting.

Days to maturity: 30 days (microgreen), 60–90 days (full)
Packet size: 0.7 g / 300+ seeds
Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated, Biennial
Spacing: 6 per sq ft
Sun: Full sun to part shade
USDA Zones: 3–12