26 Celery 



In transplanting celery in hot July for a late crop, 

 the tops and long roots should be clipped. 



Bordeaux mixture should be used on celery when 

 it is necessary to spray, but it should be used early 

 and before the celery is tied up for blanching. It 

 can then be washed off by rain or from the water- 

 ings given and the tender buds will not be affected. 



Celery must not be allowed to become checked in 

 growth. A rapid growth will make it crisp and 

 tender and tough celery is worse than none. Also 

 checking the growth will cause the plants to run 

 to seed. 



Early trenching of celery is not conducive to long 

 keeping, but where a large amount is to be stored 

 it is necessary to begin trenching early in Novem- 

 ber. 



Celery roots feed near the surface and cultivation 

 must necessarily be shallow, or the tender roots 

 will be injured. Cultivation, however, must be 

 frequent. 



Late celery crops should be provided by trans- 

 planting from the seed bed the latter part of June. 

 This will furnish a supply very late in the season. 



