Gardening

...you'll probably have to start them indoors anyway. Make sure the soil is well worked and don't overdo the nitrogen. There are a shitload of insects that love celery and it tends to split and bolt in hot weather.

Another option is parcel, a type of parsley that tastes like celery. It grows very well in nearly any climate. Finding it might be difficult. It is sometimes called "clipping celery" or "clipping parsley", but you can container grow it and it will produce well. It freezes and dries well too. It is a biennial like parsley, but the second season tends to be a little tougher and bitter (also like parsley).