The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-30
Celery Culture SimpliHei.

Celery Culture Simplitiet.
In the bulletin published by the wis
consin Horticultural Society Jonn
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 we'll, out sufficiently
drained to prevent saturation. AS to
varieties, individual taste should be
the guide. My choice would be Giant
Pascal Or Golden Heart. Having pa
tronized sesdsmen to the extent OF
finding something which suits, my ad.
vice would be to grow your own SEEKS.
After eating the tops, the roots may be
wintered in the cellar as easily as po'
tatoes. Theso roots planted the follow
ing spring, will bear seed abundantly,
which if dried before freezing and
kept dry will surely grow. and if no
other variety has been grown near IL,
will be true to name. If more seed is
grown than needed it can be put
through a coffee mill and used for fla
voring soups. meats, etc. Our plan is
to sow seed quite thick in drills and
do no TRANSFORMING, but thin out. when
apart. The seed is quite slow to ger
inmate and should be sowed shallow.
We usually draw a line, mark alOns
the line with the hoe handle, SOW seed
and rake it in. Thorough cultivation
through the summer is necessary.
keeping an earth mulch on the surface
to conserve moisture. When the
plants are eight or ten inches high,
blanching may be commenced. This
can be done with boards set Oh edge,
earth heaped around it, four-lnch tile
slipped over it or common butchers pa
per wrapped around it and tied with
string-main principle being exclusion
of light; the leaves should be compress
ed to 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 to use two-feet tile ins.ead
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.
to the tils at short intervals for Two
or three weeks. l thought the plants
seemed to be growing down. Lifting
Off the tile to investigate, every plant
was found dead. Verdict, died Of i'm.
PRISON., emit! Would prefer fence
boards set on edge each side Of row
some three OF four inches apa.l, held
in place by stakes outside the boards.
Tie stakes opposite each other, at the
top a foot or more above first boards
u fill between the boards around eel.
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 Dol as it is
large enough. Not every one is borr
with a celery appetite. however. My
first attempt to eat the vegetable re.
when obliged TO take a dose OF castor
oil. But public opinion, science ana
medical authority, HAD declared the
aromatic herb to be palalable anG
healthful, therefore should it go down
even if 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 thei1
own, but if they come to us in autumn
or early winter, they will 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 eel.
lar and planted in boxes, with plenty
VI soil adhering to roots and filled be
lweel, watering as needed through q
funnel or hose to keep tops dry.