The difference between celery and cress

1, different uses, celery: generally dry and fragrant, mostly used as spices; Celery: Generally, it contains more water and is only used as a vegetable.

2, the shape is different, celery has a special taste, slightly like medicinal taste, so we call it medicinal celery there. Celery is thicker than ordinary celery, with bright green stems and leaves, while ordinary celery is thinner, with white lower stems and green leaves and upper parts.

3, different sources, the origin of the sea coast, formerly known as celery. It is said that celery has been planted in China for more than two thousand years. There are two kinds of celery: celery and cress. Celery is long, and water celery can only be eaten in the south. Celery is characterized by fat, crispness and little residue.

4, different cultivation methods, celery seedling age is generally 50 ~ 60 days, 6 ~ 7 days before planting, gradually remove the sunshade net, and stop watering, squat seedlings to promote roots, to prevent virtual growth.

5. Celery is usually carried out in greenhouse from late October to early February in/kloc-0, in sunlight or plastic arch shed in late March and in mid-April. All localities can timely sow according to local specific conditions. When the optimum temperature for germination is 15 ~ 20℃, 10 ~ 15 d (day), seedlings can emerge.