The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
r.1aru Growing in Georgia.

,usstion. Can celery be grown to any
s5vantage in Southern Georgial"
In replv we would say that while it is
+,re that celery may not, cannot be as
successfully grown in southern ATTITUDES
ssit is in Michigan, still we are strong in
The conviction that this vegetable can be
grown very satisfactorily by very
isrge number of persons who have thus
fardeemed it a very uncertain and I'M
nroftable plant to cultivate.
THE method of growing celery has been
,imnliied very much in the past ten
Years. and there are very few growers
Who now follow the old practice of deep
trenches, planting in them the tall, rank
craving sorts that our fathers used
twenty-five years ago
What is known as the "bed plan" is the
one that is practiced by our best garden
ers-southern growers especially; and, in
stead of using the late growing kinds,
only the dwarf varieties are used, such
as tbe White Plume, the Golden Dwarf,
the Self Branching. There are other
dwarf sorts sent out by the various seeds
men under different names, but these we
have named are listed by all the leading
seedsmen, and are easily procured.
For the first crop to be made ready late
in the spring or early summer it would
have been well if the seeds had been
sown in December, in cold frames and
had the plants large enough to set out by
this time in the beds. Yet it is quite
early enough to procure the seed from
New York Sow them in well prepared
cold frames and grow tho plants large
enough to transplant out by the 1st to the,
10th of March. In Southern or Middle
Georgia the seeds can be sown in well
prepared seed-beds in the open ground,
but if at all practicable we should prefer
to sow in cod frames as the growth of
the plants can be fastened by the addi-
tioual warmth afforded by the glass
covers. Still, the plants grown in the
open ground will be ready in a very little
while later
Get the White Plume and Golden Dwarf,
prepare the soil finely with the rake, sow
the seeds in tive-inch drills, very shallow,
barely cover with soil, then press the soil
firmly on them. From fine rose give
the seed beds good saturating watering
70 the depth of six or eight inches. To
keep the soil from forming a crust
scatter over the beds fine
straw to the depth of an inch
and let the mulch stay on for several days,
until itappears the seeds are terminating,
then take off the mulch. But be careful
TO apply enough water from time to time
by hlnderlng the tiny, delicate plants
from coming through. With a fork or
other hand implement work between the
little plants and make them grow off as
rapidly as possible.
Now, while the plants are growing in
the sun beds, prepare the soil ready for
thelr reception in the. open ground. Plow
and harrow the soil thoroughly and roll
ana lay of into beds, the width of which
vii be from four to five feet. The beds
oemg thus prepared and the plants large
enough to transplant, with marker of
any Kind mark off very shallow lines
seven Or eight inches apart the long way,
ana Then mark off the same width the
9Gther or narrow. This will check the bed
IN each check set carefully plant, press
ing tle soil firmly to the root of the plant.
leave a depression close up to the root of
sne pant INTO which pour half pint of
wafer and after it soaks in fill up the
NOE with dry soil. The young plants will
JAKE root very promptly If it does
my ram IN the course of a week
dIIer setting out, give the bed or beds a
LoPlous watering-no half way watering
guI SaIurate the soil. With light gar
ue1 noe cultivate frequently but shallow
and get the plants started off into rapid
sIoWIh. After a saturating rain in the
0UIiSe OF month or SO after setting out,
D 9uicn between the rows with pine straw.
~ IN tne mulch quite thickly and draw
Is ~ up close about the plants. Now all
no luv 10 % 70 De done IS to give a watering
now and then
muse IuOSe who have good facilities for
~GGVorIng are the ones most likely to make
,, s,lS growing the greatest success, but
tbaaoiy GOOD crops can be made merely by
tboa alo OF mulching. Still, as remarked,
ave- ro'e VINO can trrigate one way or another
b b. as matter of course, most likely &c
o I've an assurance of success season in
auu season OUT
ave-, ~ u .': taken a good many words to give
n nron tnls brief statement. But to the
bsatsI!caI, energetic gardener the plan will
i ~. CGha simple and feasible We know
WI, M 81 give good results to anyone who
its IolioW the suggestions given.
reaa e Iyer OF our several correspondents
.u any details as to manuring we will
issue 'iol queSUlohs IN latef
s llreSe remarks apply chiefly to the first
treat crop. Next month we will
Of H. vi the second or fall crop and speak
The en-. os. method of blanching and preparing
yyintdsup Tor marketing or storing fol-
yrorS storing is not the proper
ne ne Tor In our mild climate it is moi
am oaSdty TO put indoors or under shelter
NJ part of the crop.
our co should be glad to hear from some OIL
oreiiery growers in Florida and South
S. A. G.