Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-06-19
Celery Culture.

This most luxurious of all the gar
den vegetables is rapidly growing in
favor among the people, and we now
frequently observe it in farmers gar
dens. IL ought to be in all, and in
order to encourage all to cultivate it,
and Mt the same time answer the very
frequent questions we have as to the
details of its management, we trans
fer to our columns the following ex-
plicit article from the agricultural
page of the World:
Celery plants, for best results, must
be kept growing without interruption.
They rarely recover fully if from any
cause they receive n check, hence great
care ~ necessary in transplanting from
seed beds To plant beds. Avoid break.
ing or drying OIL the roots and when
possible set out the plants in cloudy
weather, Shelter them from driving
wind and hot sun when first transplant.
cd and water often. The soil should he
rich and thoroughly pulyerized The
land best suited to this plant is deep.
mellow, sandy loan. rather moist i'm
character. Celery will thrive, however.
on drained clay lands if heavily ma.
nurcd. Land manured the fall preyi.
Gus makes an excellent bed for celery.
Fresh manure is injurious, as il induces
rank growth which injlres the anali.
~ OF TIA. stalks, rendering them pithy
and ilhbhy IN character, "A sorry contrast
to the crispness OF well. grown stems.
If the land is ia order where il is de.
signed 10 finally grow the celery there
IA no objection TO transplanting directly
from the seed bed to the field providing
arrangements can bc made for watering
and shading the plants at first. As "A
r'Ec farmers delay the final transplant.
ing until July when land previously oc.
cupied has been cleared oil. If the
weather is dry at this season, as it is Ii.
able TO be, the plants will require re.
peated waterinRs until they are we'll cs.
tablished, for celery cannot withstand a
drought. Frequent hoeiugs and weed.
inGs are also necessary until the final
banking up.
The old practice OF banking up celery
plants AS they grow j. baing gradually
abandoned. Mans cul;ivator- attribute
tn" rust on celery to the PARTICLES Of
earth which fall in among the stems
during the process OF hilling when
there is dew or rain on the plants.
Celery, therefore, in not few instances.
is allowed 10 grow and spread in all III.
reCtions until such time a. banking up
Is required for bleaching the stalks and
protecting them from injury by frost
The leaves at this time are carefully
s,raighicncd up. held firmly together
and cartLcd up sufficiently TO bleach
within fortnight II properly carthed:
later, when the days and nights are
cooler, three weeks or more are rcquir.
ed.
Celery is stored for winter markets in
pits, trenches. &c, made for the pur.
pose. The plants are set in these a.
closely as they will stand. Provision is
made to keep water from standing in
them and the tops are covered TO PRO.
tcct the celery from freezing. For
family use small supply Of celery al
ready blcachcd may be stored in the
cellar, covered with light garden soil or
sand. In bleaching celery be careful
not to let II freeze, not TO beat IL hy too
close packing and heavy covering, and
avoid standing water IN the trench.