Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-15
farmer's 9epartmeut.
Cultivation Of Celery.

The following directions for the cultivation
of this excellent vegetable, (Which We find III
all exchange paper uncredted,) are in the
main correct : but we have known good celery
made from seed sown as late as June in this
climate. 1t should be on the table of every
reader of the Farmer, during the winter aud
spring months, and VIC hope to sec more atten-
ton paid to its cultivation hereafter:
Very early in the spring, if the frost is ont
of the ground, prepare II small bed of light,
rich earth in warm, sheltered situation, i'll
which the seed must be Sown for all early
crop. Break the mould very fine as the seed
is small, and rake the surface even SOW the
seed, but not too thickly, and cover with light
rich mould, about a quarter of an inch deep.
The plants should be kept thin in the seed-bed,
and picked out when fit upon a surface Of
fresh earth we'll manured. They should be
watcred and shaded until they take root, and in
drawing from seed,bed, let some Of the stron-
gest plants remain, to be put out for an early
drill They should be planted out before
they become too strong and if they have ac-
quired large ball of earth and roots these
and the struggling leaves on the sides should
be cut away, in part, before planting out to
remain.
(20th June) for the early, and Il month later
for the main crop, at four and a half or five
feet distance, foot broad and foot deep.
At the bottom lay four inches of well rotted
dung, digging it in, or placing over it a cover
ing of three inches of rich earth raked even,
in which the plants, now about six inches high,
must be planted six inches apart taking care
to remove all side-shoots. In hot weather
xI IL Io 40 in
liberal supply of water should be administer
ed. When the sun is powerful, they should
be shaded until they take root which will assist
in keeping the soil moist.
As the plants begin to grow hoe them on
each side, and between them, with small
hoe and, as they further increase in growth,
proceed to earth or blanch them in doing
which, the soil to be used should be in pulver-
lied state, and prepared properly with the
spade The stalks of the out side leaves should
be kept close up, to prevent the earth from
getting between the stems Of the out side
leaves and the inner ones for if it be allow
ed to get there, it checks the plants and
makes the celery bad. A little earth may be
added every week or ten days, according as
the crop advances always leaving about six
inches of the leaves above the surface of the
SOIL Particular attention should be paid in
earthng up, that soil be dry, otherwise it is
apt to rot the plants and render them unfit for
use.
For the autumnal crop the white is superb
or in flavor, but the red is said Ly some to be
better calculated for standing through the win
ter, If long and hard frostS be apprehended,
quantity of celery should be taken up and
laid in bed of sand or light earth in a shed or
celler for when the ground is deeply frozen,
it is sometimes impossible to get it with out
tearing it to pieces, and it may bc kept very
we'll for several weeks in ccl!ar-Ncw Eng
land Farmer.