Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-07-02

SO writer in American
V1 Gardening. You
may say. eyes. but It re-
qulres experience to raise good
marketable celery. and this in
wolves time. labor and expense /"
Years ago, before the advent Of the
collaborating sorts. / will admit that
this was IN a measure true but since
the Introduction of the Golden Self
BIanching White Plume. and Giant
Pascal land right here / would say
there are nc better Sorts. 1t requires
but little more experience to grow a
good crop OF celery than 1t does 10 pro-
duce one OF cabbage or beet First be-
gin properly by buying seed of some
reliable seedman NOW select a plot
OF fine loamy soil; If black. all the
better. Spade this to a depth OF at
least one foot, as early IN the spring
as the ground can be worked, then with
a steel-toothed rake level off smoothly,
and lay out beds two feet wide, but
DO not raise them more than can be
helped. II the ground Is not very rich,
now Is the time to make it SO, by APP
nying some good brand OF superphos-
plate, say a peck to each rod OF bed
This must be raked in to a depth OF
1--WE or six inches, then again care
fully rake the beds lengthwise. This
done, draw marks crosswise. These
must be very shallow, and eight inches
apart. seed may now be sown quite
thickly and covered by sitting fine
earth over 1t so as just to hide the
seeds. Firm down, either with light
roller or otherwise. AS celery seed re-
CURES a long time to germinate, the
beds must be sprinkled once a day If
the weather be dry. If this preim-
mary work has been well done. In
about three weeks you will have a
fine bed Of plants, which may be thin
ned TO about one inch apart In the
row All the attention now required
viii be to keep the beds free from
weeds and give water when dry until !
about the first OF July, when the plants
should be removed to the field A re- |
claimed swamp pluck is undoubtedly |
the best and most natural ground on |
which to grow celery. 1t should be |
well drained and made very rich. and
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made four feet apart, and II Is well
to sink the rows an inch or two. Holes
Tor receiving the plants should be set
firmly and the soil, II dry, pressed
with the feet: the plants must be
watered until established. Nothing
more need be done for six weeks ex
eept to keep all well cultivated and
free from weeds; by that time the
plants will have attained about one
foot CT growth. and banking must be
gin. This branch of celery culture has
until recently been slow and ted
Ious operation. The push scraper is
now used by all progressive growers;
this is simple tool and easily made
by euy one In few minutes. Take a
board six inches wide, fifteen inches
long, three-fourths OF an inch thick, :
bore hole in the center and insert a
handle Ia rake handle is Just the
.hing) slipping back at a convenient !
angle; now brace II and you have i
lush scraper Ii now requires two I
men with push scrapers" one each 1
lide of row; the earth should be push \
d gently against the plants. this makes /
. banking Of about six inches. and gets 4
10 more dirt In the hearts than the old :
ime handling. and Is much more ex- n
,editious; besides. the plants are in n
letter shape for banking properly. d
which can be done with hoe or spade. {
s the operator may see at. The earth
houid be drawn nearly to the top of
lants. and il the self-blanching sorts o
ave been used. this will be all tl- II
anking required and in about three o
Teeks there will be a fine crop of VI
elery. fl