Seed Savers Organic Tall Utah Celery

The crisp, stringless 12" stalks of this variety impart a light, refreshing flavor to soups and stocks. The vigorous 24-30" plants have deep-green leaves, light-green stalks, and compact hearts. Biennial, 100 days Organic This variety will grow well in most regions of the United States but is a slow grower and needs a long season or an early start indoors. Plants are 24-30" tall Crisp stringless stalks Refreshingly light flavor Stalks grow to 12 inches This variety works for: Fresh eating Steaming Baking Soup Gardeners know that the celery grown at home has a much richer and complex flavor than the celery found in most stores. Bake it with cream and cheese in a gratin or braise it with vegetable stock and white wine. Diced celery is a part of the "culinary trinity" of stock/broth, known as mirepoix, which also includes carrots and onions. Mix 2 parts onions to 1 part each of carrot and celery to form the flavor base for many stocks, soups, stews, and sauces. Cajun and Creole cuisin