Tall Utah is an heirloom variety of celery that produces tall (up to 2 feet), upright plants subtended by crisp, sweet stems. We're a little embarrassed to admit that it took us 15 years to try growing celery. We've been told by everyone and anyone who gardens around here that it can't be grown in our climate. But after hearing from one old-timer who said his father used to grow it in the ditch, we became curious and decided to give it a try (noting that regular watering might be the key). We grew Tall Utah under plastic mulch with drip irrigation and got the most beautiful celery plants. The stalks were so crisp, so sweet and overall, just better than the grocery store types. Plus, they yielded extremely well. So well, in fact, that we had a bounty to share with friends and neighbors (wink wink). They said it couldn't be done and we done it — eat your hearts out doubters! (See what we did there?) One more thing we might add: Since we're serial celery wasters (hey, that's fun to say), it was nice to be able to just go out and break off just a few stalks as needed throughout the season and not be haunted by a bag of limp celery every time we opened the fridge door. So, if you've been told that growing celery is off-limits, we'd encourage you to be a bit rebellious and give it a try. Tall Utah is a great candidate for your first go. Matures 100 days from transplant (start indoors 10-12 weeks before first frost.) Synonyms Utah 52-70. Each packet contains a minimum of 250 seeds.
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