Middletown transcript., 1873-07-05
Asritultural.
Celery.

Those who have failed to raise plsuts
can buy them Of scedsmsn or market gar
dsnets ut low rates. aud its cultivation
has been much simpliied in late years.
Instead Of digging trench, - tormerly,
twelve 10 eighteen inches deep, aud setting
the plants in the cold, lifclcss earth, our
most progressive gardeners transplant
them into rich, mellow soil upon tho sur
face Of the ground. Ia this vicinity low
muck land is generally selected for the
celery crop, because il is adapted to cool
moist soil, but nearer ths largo cities Of
the East, where land 10 higher. il 10 gen.
orally grown rs a second crop. after peas,
green onions, lettuce, early cabbage, 90.
The taller varieties-once 50 generally
cultivatcd-are being discarded, and tho
newer dwarf kinds adopted. Turner's In
comparable Dwarf is the most popular
sort. but there are other dwarf kinds that
are probably nearly. or quite. a. good.
The ground, after having been made
rich. and worked up deep aud fine. should
be marked out in straight rows. three feet
apart for the dwarf kinds. four and half
for the taller sorts, and the plants set six
inches apart in the rows. Alter the plants
are transrlan,sd all the care they will need
will be ordinary cultivation, hoeing and
wedding, until the latter part Of August.
when preparations must be made for
blanchinr that intended for use in Au.
tumn. The old practice OF earthing up
gradually every few days has been super
sedcd, aud it is all done by one operation.
afs ba 81 81. f..n
height. The first preparation for blanch-
Ing consists in drawing the stalks togcth-
er, and conlining them so as to prevent
dirt getting IN between them, causing the
inner stalks to rot. This was formerly
done by tying them together with twins
or bass mating but market gardeners do
I il with earth thus: With plow or hos
the earth Is drawn near the plants. and
then with the hands pressed firmly around
them, after which the earth is banked up
20 The very top with spade, la few
weeks il will be blauchel enough to com
tncnce using.
That designed for Winters use need
not be- earthed up at all, exc-p. so far as
Is necessary 70 cause the stalks to grow up
+ right and compacily
The lest success we ever had IN winter
inr Celery was in this way We allowed
II Il grow a. long as it would, until We
tpnrehanlrd danger fr1m frost We then
in. trenches about foot wide. aud deep
eflon1h T. receive the whole plant-root.
.tam. anl leaves W. then dug up tia
plants AMI slowed them away as compact
Is a. possible in those trenches As the
cold increased We covered the tops over
With straw lightly at first. then deeper
until thefu was foot or more in thickness
appn them. As We wanted it from tima
= time FIR the table we removed lisilr
II the straw, took out what We required
ani returned il Il was well hlanched.
and KIP, sound aud fresh NIL Winter
There is still another way OF growing
celery. mafe simple ian any other. and
quite successful in family gardens espe-
clalg Transplant into rows. one foo.
apart taell way. and simply give il good
cultivation until the time arrives for TAX
iur It NJ and slowing il in trenches. as
described above Bring planted so ease-
y thr ltaHes, instead Of branching out.
grow upright. and little or no care Is re.
luired u keep them together -Erehange.