CHAPTER XI 

 LATE CELERY 



Late celery requires the same conditions 

 as to soil that are mentioned for early celery. 



Growing the Plants. The late celery 

 plants are started generally in a portion of 

 the muck near the field to be planted. A 

 small place at one side is prepared quite thor- 

 oughly as early in the spring as possible. 

 Seed is sown in this prepared spot in rows 

 from 6 to 12 inches apart. Very careful at- 

 tention is given to this bed throughout the 

 early season in order to have a large number 

 of plants for transplanting later. The bed is 

 often sprayed from three to five times with 

 bordeaux mixture. 



Transplanting to Field. The field where 

 celery is to be planted needs to be well 

 plowed; the earlier the better. The plowing 

 is followed by frequent harrowings until 

 the muck is needed for the crop. It should 

 then be thoroughly fitted with tools that fine 



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