The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-11
THE FARM AND THE GARDEN
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRI-
CULTIRIST AND HOT SENNIFE.

Celery Growing in Middle Georgia
Early Crops In This state and
FIorida-Frutt Trees Along Road
sides-The Value of Commercial
Fertilizers.
In previous issue We made note Of the
successful culture Of celery in Florida b.
a number OF intelligent truckers In one
case we ere told that the grower had re
fused $50 for the growing crop on five
acres. The results prove that there is a
gr at demand for celery as a summer veg
etable. Only few years ago it was diff
cult If not impossible to secure celery af-
ter March or April. Northern grown eel
cry is put upon the market in the fail
OF the year and the trade is usually at
It's height in November and December.
Celery can not be grown at the North
to mature in May and June as is the case
in Florida and Southern Georgia. In the
South the sprinV or early summer crop
Of celery is very easily made and espec-
tally so where one has soil just suited
to II: moist. rich soil, such as our ham
mocks afford.
Now that Southern truckers have found
that there Is a demand for celery in May
and June they have set out to supply it.
Perhaps the only reason why this vege-
table has been regarded as a winter vege-
table is that there has been no supply
Of il in the spring and summer, for af-
ter the Northern crop became exhausted
in the late winter there was none to be
had. And there may be one other rea-
IL.
winter, and particularly solid plants
Since we have been growing celery in
Middle Georgia, as a spring crop. which
has been for several years. we find that
it is really more to be rellshed in May
than in January
As with other things it is quite posi-
bic that too many may engage in the
growing of this summer cdery and in "A
few years competition viii become so
great there will not he The splendid profit
in the crop that there is just now
Here in Middle Georgia It is quite pos
siole to mature the dwarf varieties Of
celery in May.
The seed Is sown in cold frames in
December or January, and the plants set
out IN January tate, or in February. The
growth is very rapid in March and April.
and especially where the crop can he irri-
gated. The White Plume variety can be
5.anched by May ITO aud on up to the
hret OF July.
If the Southern grower could only go on
and raise the second or late crop to be
blanched in October or November. he
could we'll afford to make a speciality of
this splendid vegetable. We have found
this late crop a very difficult one to grow
but we are making some experiments with
II this season. that we trust will result in
demonstrating that It can be grown by
method of mulching and fertilizing which
though. involving much care and pains
taking, will nevertheless render the effort
practical success
1t is no use whatever to attempt 90 grow
merchantable celery on light upland. We
have plenty of soil that can be brought
into condition for producing celery in the
course of two or three years. by giving
il two or three crops of peas. or clover
or ragweed
This is crop that must have a soil
abundantly supplied with vegetable mat
ter. Then with a liberal application Of
good Old compost it will not be difficult
to grow excellent crops of celery. The
grower THAI can irrgate will have the
advantage over those who cannot. but
provided the right kind of soil and al
necessary manure and good cultivation
ana celery can sttl be successfully grown
without other than rain water