The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-03
Celery.
Celery.
l..;n>o.: Extension Work Article

fl..;n>p;: Extension Work : Article
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Celery = ordinarily :rowG FOR its
lar:J ile>hy leaf stalks. which are ea'
Ell raw with sal; and also u>eG! lor
>r:,souin. salads The seed '> also "a
t.u>;vclv n>.,! for >st>ouiu. purpos
e> Cc!"ri:,c or turni,r"ote,! celery
i .r"wa FOR its lar-" roots. which are
usrd tor seasoning salads.
Ii Is Il gross feeder. and though tn.
soii selected be reasonably fertile.
or iUtou> OF b:.rn::trG manure should
be applied per acre aud Thoroughly
Incorporated with the >"i! !'riorr
planting. On land that will produce
:ortv bushels OF corn per acre. not less
;hai. 1000 pounds OF fertilizer contain
luz per cent phosphoric acid, per
cent nitrogen and per cent should
be applied per acre.
Celery seed are planted IN fraiu-s
IN March The rows are marked off
six inches apart and about one hall
inch deep. Ten TO fifteen seed are
the soil unusually dry. IT is. there
fore. necessary 20 water the plants a.
they are set out. The :o,s OF ihe
plants should be clipped back !"
ahor: half their l-uy,h nhou: two
weeks before t-ansplantins 20 the
field and w:tered spariugly the last
week before irausplantin.. An hour
before ;hc plants are removed from
the beds they should be watered free
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II the celery is 10 be blanched by
earth. the rows should be- marked of
five !eet wide and the plants set five
inches :,par; in the row. II the double
row Sv.teIu is used, each set OF double
rows should be six feet wide aud the
sown to every inch OF row aad cover
ed lightly with sifted soil. After the
seed are planted the bed should be
s:,.irkled lightly and then shaded
with bags o. huriap unit! the young
plants begin 20 appear. Then the
bags or burlap should be removed
and lash screen used IN its place
After the seed have been sown the
surface of the soil in the plant bed
should be allowed 20 become dry uii-
ii! the plants have become we'll es
tablished The use OF the lath screen
may gradually be discontinued after
the piant> have formed the fourth or
fifth leaf.
When the plants are a,,out three
inches high thev should b- thinned
70 one inch apart in the row. The
plants removed may be- :r:inSpianted
to other beds and will produce AS
good. If not better. plants than those
not transplanted Celery is trans
planted TO the field during the SUN
me: months, when it is very hot and
plants set six inches apart eacn way.
II IS very important to have stocky
plants to transplant to the field. as il
is very difficult to get the small ones
70 live. and they never grow of -
rapidly rs plants Of larger size. Plauts
that have been given ample distance
in the seed bed will be from six TO
eight inches tall and very stocHy at
tranSplantinS time.
The amateur grower frequently
makes the mistake OF setting the
nlaEts too deep in she soil. The
plants should not be set deeper ia the
field than they stood in the plant bed.
II the plants are Sc: in the bottom OF
a !urrow. as is sometimes pract!ced.
the bud will be covered by sol! wash
ing from the sides Of the trench and
many G: them will die. When the
plauts are set in slight furrow made
by the marker and the sol. drawn
about them. the bad OF the plaat
should be on level with the surface
CT the soil.
The plants should be taken from
the bed with small block OF soil at
tached to the roots il possible. To do
this L heavy knife with blade about
six inches long is passed along each
side OF the rows one and one half in.
cheS from the :. ants. cutting about
three or four inches deep. It is then
passed between the plants in the rows
cutting the same depth. The plants
are then removed with the block OF
sol, and roots attached. pressed light
" in the hand TO prevent the soil
| from being shaken of in handling.
The plants a re then covered with wet
bags or buriap and when thus pro-
cec;.d vii! remain perfectly fresh tor
several hours. The idea! Way !or set
tin. the plants is TO place the plant in
:he hole immediately after the water
has !. poured i'll: Till the hole with
soil I'd press lightly. leaving mulch
I o! loose dry soil aron..d each plant.
/, IS very important, that the sol:
mulch be maintained ri all times dur
ing the growing season III order 10
prevent the loss Of moisture from the
soil by evaporation. Cultivate shall
! low after every rain in order TO pre-
vent the formation OF crust on the
soil and 10 re establish the soil mulch.
Iate celery for winter use is blanch-
ed by soil! The plants are set in the
field during july and early August.
aad the blaEch;ng is begun about the
last Of September. Celery Is usually
ready for use by the Goth ct Noveiu-
Der. but Will continue 70 grow rapid.
Is DARN. December and vii! need no
protection until the lass Of that
,aouth. when il may be covered en-
! ti.ely with soil or straw, OK it may be
+: stored in 4. suitable frame or trench
! ed
The ,irst process in blanchinG celery
with soil i called handling. THIS
( consists in gathering AL the leaves III
/ one hand and holding them III an
erect position while the soil is banked
/ and slightly packed around them TO
: about one hal; their length. When
this is done the soil is heaped around
the plants with either the plow or
celery hitler
Instead O! handling" the plauts as
described above. the: are sometimes
wrapped with paper string TO hold
them erect until the soil can be bank
ed about them. The string is faston-
ed 20 the first plant in the row and is
then tied once around each succeed
ing plant and at last fastened secure
! ~ at the end Of the row. As the string
is covered with soil it soon decays aud
does not inju:e the plants. The sol! Is
then banked about the plants with
the 'hilier" or plow. As the plants
CROW rho Soi! * l,eanpG higher and