Q&A for How to Grow Celery from a Stalk

Allow at least two to three inches between plants, so that they do not compete for resources and have airflow around them. Alternatively, you can roughly double the pot size shown in the article.

Wait for roots to emerge before planting into soil, unless the soil in the pot can be kept moist (moist but free-draining) otherwise plant material will rot. It will not always work with every celery stalk depending on many factors such as temperature, some rooting hormone powder may help the success rate.

Maybe because of the stress on the plant it has bolted to produce elongated leaf and try to flower and seed, any of the new tender leaves are tasty.

The plant may be bolting under stress to produce flower and seed, the thin young green growth is tasty though. Try to give the plant indirect but a good amount of light. Once the plant has roots and is growing, some balanced plant food might be helpful.