Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-09-10

In the bulletin published by the Wis
consin Horticultural Society John
Rhodes writes as follows: This article
Is intended for the home gardener and
not the commercial grower. Celery
prefers a deep black loan, which re-
tains moisture well. but sufficiently
/ drained 10 prevent saturation. AS 10
varieties. individual taste should be
the guide. Ny choice would be Giant
Pascal or Golden Heart. Having pa
tronized seedsmen to the extent Oh
finding something which suits. my ad-
vice would be TO grow your own seess'
After eating the tops the roots may Dc
wintered In the cellar as easily as po-
tatoes. These roots planted the follow
ing spring, will bear seed abunoantlg.
which u dried before freezing ana
kept dry will surely grow, and II no
other variety has been grown near H.
will be true to name. II more SEED Is
grown than needed Il can be pu1
through a coffee mill and used for ha-
vOrlug soups. meats, etc. Our plan is
10 SOW seed quite thick in drills ana
do no transplanting. but thin out. when
an inch or two high. 10 six inches
apart. The seed is quite slow TO ger
inmate and should be sowed shallow.
We usually draw a line. mark along
the line with the hoe handle, SOW SEED
and rake IL in. Thorough cultivation
through the summer is necessary,
keeping an earth mulch on the surface
70 conserve moisture. When the
plants are eight or ten inches high,
blanching may be commenced THIS
can be done with boards set on edge
earth heaped around IL. iour-inch tue
slipped over 10 OF common butchers pa
per wrapped around It and tied with
string main principle being exclusion
Of light. the leaves should be compress
ed 20 prevent earth falling in the cen
ter or crown OF plant During the
growing season the leaves should not
be entirely buried. One OF my expert
ments was 10 use two-feet tile instead
Of one-foot. slipped over small plants,
in the hope that the leaf stalks would
grow out OF the tile two feet long and
beautifully blanched. After gazing in
70 the tile al short intervals for two
or three weeks. / thought the plants
seemed TO be growing down. Lifting
on the tile TO investigate. every plant
was found dead Verdict, died OF i'm
prisonment, Would prefer fence
boards set on edge each side of row
some three or four inches apart, held
in place by stakes outside the boards.
Tie stakes opposite each other, at the
ffsr. "a Oh first boards
and nh between the boards around cell /
cry with earth. combining the leaves
with one hand ana shoveling earth /
with the other. As the celery grows, |
more boards may be slipped between .
the stakes over the first boards and /
filled in with earth as before. The best /
time to eat celery Is as soon as it is I
large enough Not every one is born 4
with a celery appetite. however. My I
first attempt 10 eat the vegetable re- |
quired the fortitude which we pray for I
when obliged TO take a dose OF castor
oil. But public opinion, science and /
medical authority. had declared the
aromatic herb TO be palatable and
healthful, therefore should il go down
even II a ramrOd be used in the pro-
cess. It's taste daily grew more civil
lied and agreeable. The rest of the
family took to it as easily as young
ducks to water. The children are now
wide apart and have homes OF their
own, but II they come to us in autumn
or early winter. they viii have crisp
celery TO remind them OF joyous child
hood and buoyant youth. The plants
will not stand much freezing and for
winter use should be carried down cell
lar and planted In boxes. with plenty
Of soil adhering TO roots and filled be-
tween, watering as needed through a
funnel or hose TO keep tops dry.