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CELERY TRANSPLANTING AND SETTING OUT 



/CELERY is the one vegetable that may not be sown 

 ^^ and left to grow in the original row, even if properly 

 thinned out. It must be transplanted repeatedly, in order 

 to develop the type of a root system most essential to pro- 

 duce perfect stalks. 



About June 1st, when the young plants have reached 

 good size, they should be set in carefully prepared rows 

 where the crop is to mature. Before planting them, 

 cut back the tops to within three inches of base and prune 

 the tap roots, leaving them only two or three inches long. 

 Just what this will do is shown on page 265, showing 

 the original seedling, the pruned plant, and the resulting 

 plant ready for final transplanting. 



Plants are set either in single rows six to eight inches 

 apart, allowing two to three feet of space between the 

 rows as shown above. Or on very rich soil they are often 

 planted in double rows, as shown on page 264, allowing 

 ten to twelve inches between the two rows. 



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