, 1861-02-15

=. CHAMPAIGN, Feb s, 1scl.
Ths past ten yeaza have made great advances
In ths art Of culture, not only On the farm, in
the orchard, but mors particularly In the
gszaen- Old longtime practices that had
EpEn gray with agn .nd superstition
have been swept away. Paring the bot
tom Of vine borders and asparagus beds,
sowing In the moon and cutting weeds when
the sign was in the heart, have become matters
of history, and this young generation'altnoat
begin to ldishelieYe In the fact that they once
existed, much less In thelr potency. The prac-
tice Of growing. celery In trenches Is JUS. Oh
the ere Of leavetaking, and our present object
Is to send It out altogether. just think of it,
you loyers Of celery. you who have been taught
to believe that the growing Of this luxury Is
-atteudedwith severe labor with ths spade, to
set out thu trenches two deet deep. tnat after
the plants are set, the first heavy rain will de-
stroy the greater part Of them BY the fllirg
In Of the walls Of tho ditch, TINT from time to
time you must, With hoe in hand, gradually Gu
In around the plants until the ditch becomes
nnlound or ridge, your plants not over strong
and prematurely blanched: IN taking up gu
must again 90 through the e1cayating process,
and unearth your 6vorite. Ton pack 1t away
in the cellar in earth for winters use, aud find
half. Of 1t spoiled by heating or dampnefs.
Ypu murmur over your illluck, but you cannot
dispense With the plant, and pn the return of
spring another hot-hed Is made and you again
go through tic came round Of partial success.
Did ypu ncvcr wish there WIS eome other way
to grow celery? Perhlps You have, but 9ou
must follow in the way Of old professional g:re
deners, aud be content. We'll, let these old
they are so much In love that they never alow
thought that my improvement can be made
over what they have.bern taught, and VIC will
proceed to give you Cheap aud rational way
of gro wing this plant, that shall please you to
IN almost Indefinite extent In the first place
you. u.need not sow the seeds in hot-bed, hut
In the open ground, In April. These will be
ready to set out III July, and be ready for use
the 1rst of September, certainly as carly rs
-hut-bed plants Sci in the bottom Of 4 two-1oot
ditch. Tbs plants will need cutting batk
once or twice, to make them more stocky;
with shcars or scythe cut the tops of third
Of the way down as they stand In the seed
potatoes and onions eau be cleared OF, t. c
ground plowed or spaded, and the plants set
in rows four feet apart and si1 inches In the
row. Work the ground once week with cul-
tivator OF shovel plow until tue plants are fif-
teen OF eighteen inches high; rceo1cct this q
none Of your sickly stutf grown ia the bottom
ofatwo-1out ditch At this stage Of its growth,
throw a Light furrow against the plauts, and
with the hand straighten them up, SO that the
stems will stand close together; after 4 few
days you can then turn heavy furrow against
them; this will stand ten days to extend the
hearts, when the banking is finished with the
spade. We think thnt you will say that this is
cheap. aud ready way to grow giant celery,
IN spite Of the profession.
TO WINTER oCT OF DOORS.
Select dry piece Of ground where the wa
ter will not stand; if. in clay it must have q
good natural drainage, lay oil The trench "A
foot wide and e1cayate to the depth ut the
clay. Take the plants up, shake out tue
earth and set the roots On the bottom OF the
trsEch, and pack the plants as close as they
will stand. Put nothing between them, sinl.
ply I'LL the trench as solid as they will stand
without brulsiEg the stems. The moisture Of
the bottom Of the ditch will be sufficient TO
keep the plants in good condition. In put
ting them In have them stand perpendicular.
Gallery should not be taken up too carly, rs it
will whitcn too quickly ana rot, not very
desirable result. About the 18th Of Oe4obsr
at this point and earlier farther north, is about
tho right time to begin SO US TO close ahuu.
the 18th, If you hare much Of stpGh; II not,
you can look after It during this time If you
have leisure. Select dry weather to take it up.
In the next place, throw on to the edges of the
trench about three or four inches Of corn-stub~
bic manure, leaving strip Of the green leaves
Of the celery sticking out to permit eyapora~
tiou and to prevent j too rnpid ripeninE. As
soon as there is danger Of frost -say the Last
Of November or first Of Dccember-rut on u
final covering. or coa1se manure, SIX to eight
Inches deep, and widesenough to protect The
sides Of the trench from frost. The object il
to completely protect the ground from frcez.
ing. yet not to heat the plants. or course this
will depend on tho exposure and quality Of the
material used. Farmers can USE chaI fur this
purpose when they hive it You can now
take 1t up at any time that 1t is needed for wiz
ter use, and you will find it completely bleach.
ed. TIE grow til has been natural and yi,or-
GUS, aud the bleaching being al after opera.
tion, the plauts will be found rich and crisp.
Grow your own plants and not call in any pro-
fcssional advice, If you wish to succeed. OF
course you want rich and deeply cultivated
land; If too 1at, throw it up into beds, SO that
heayyr rzinB will not check the growth.
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