Why is celery so salty compared to other plants?

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>>8304458

>>8304458
probably was bullied a lot as a kid

Bitch where do you live??
It makes me genuinely worried when i read posts from Americans talking about produce
Celery is not salty, it's watery and fresh.
Seriously, check your soil

>>8304458
>celery
>salty

Where do you live anon? I want to know where in the world people are eating salty celery.

>>8305227
>>8305249
celery grown in central California is salty because excessive groundwater extraction (for agriculture) has allowed seawater intrusion from San Francisco Bay

>>8305333
why does california grow celery in the salton sea that just sounds retarded as fuck?

>>8306111
>salton sea
...is in southern California,
and no agriculture nearby.

>>8306111
>>8306789
The August 9th episode of the podcast 99% Invisible is all about the Salton Sea; it was pretty fascinating. Titled "A Sea Worth Its Salt".

/sci/ approved listening

Celery is the WORST

>>8305333
Must suck to live in Calipornia