Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-08
HOW TO RAISE AND BLEACH
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HOW TO RAISE AND BLEACH
.ley... 3 s. CELERY. ~ $500. :
J. G. Bailey, Rogers, Arkansas: The
best location for celery is a moist and
cool spot of rich loamy soil, protect
ed from the wind and suitable for
irrigation. Enrich the soil heavily
with well rotted stable manure early
in the spring. Give deep blowing. and
cultivate thoroughly in order to have
the ground mellow at the time Of
planting. Several methods of trans
planting are in practice. Setting the
plants in trenches, in burrows, on the
sides Of burrows, on the level surface
are the methods employed by the
growers around Denver. Our success
has been obtained in the following
! way: Mark off the rows four feet
apart and furrow with stirring plow,
turning all OF the ridges in the same
direction. Set the plants six inches
apart on the sides Of the burrows next
to the ridge and a little above the
bottom. s CO..
an subsequent cultivation keep the
furroW open and use it as ditch to
irrigate the plants. Thorough *ct,lti-(
vation} should be the rule from the
| START Permit no weeds to grow. In
irrigation, the ground should be cul-
tivated after each application of the
water. When the plants have attain,
the proper size for use, the leaves are
brought into an upright position by.
10-inch boards placed on either side
of the rows, SO that they slope toward
the plant at the top, or. else by dirt
throuwn against the plants and pack
ed firmly against them. The object
of this is to cause the leaves to take
an upright position and exclude the
| light from the heart of the plant, SO
that the later growth is white or
bleached. - .s.&"s .5tE..sg Is T..
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from one to four weeks, depending
upon the variety of the plant and the
time of year. After the bleaching
process has been carried as far as
i desired, the plants are dug. For early
celery this may be done in October
or September, but the late crop should
not be taken UP until there is dang
er of freezing. The plants are usual
| ly lifted with a spade or potato fork.
and the decayed outer leaves remov-
ed. They are then ready for stor-
ing. This may be done in damp,
cool cellar, or outside. If in the Gel
lar, the roots should be Embedded in
loose sand or earth, leaving the plant
standing upright. Boards should be
put in every 10 of Is inches to SEP
! arate the plants and give ventila-
i ton. sS3sa
tn When the crop is stored outside,
\ trenches are dug is inches wide, and
/ deep enough to allow the tops of the
plants to be even with the surface
Of the ground. For a cover, nail two
boards together, making trough. Put
this over the top. and spread over it
i a light cover of hay. AS cold weather
increases, put on more earth to avoid
i all possibility of freezing If sound
when put away, celery treated in this
way should keep until February. We
have as yet found nothing better than
such well known varieties as dwarf
golden heart, golden leaf blanching
and white hume. There Is no royal
y road to success in celery growing, but
4 painstaking, Watchful efforts have
been and will be successful wherever
3 put forth, We are hoping for the in.
4 crease Of such efforts among gard
ners and farmers in the business of
! celery growing.
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