Moreover, growing celery can enhance your overall gardening skills, improving your ability to care for other plants in your garden. The attention to detail required for celery cultivation ...

WebMD notes that research in mice suggests that a compound called DL-3-n-butylphthalide made from seeds in the flowers of the celery plant also "improves learning, thinking, and memory".

Celery will be ready for picking from August until the first frosts. To harvest, simply lift plants as required using a hand fork, taking care not to damage neighbouring plants.