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CELERY CULTIVATION,SPRAYING,BLANCHING 



V^/HATEVER phase of cultivating is being done 

 * * transplanting, hoeing, hilling the gardener should 

 be sure that no soil gets in between the stalks or in the 

 heart of the plant. Watch this particularly while setting 

 out the plants and while hilling. 



Frequent hoeing and regular watering will keep the 

 crop in thriving condition without much further care. 

 Hot, dry weather will sometimes cause blight, which 

 will destroy the foliage and cause the stalks to rot. Re- 

 peated spraying with Bordeaux Mixture will do much to 

 ward off or check the disease and will not injure the prod- 

 uct since the stains are easily washed off. 



Of the various methods of blanching, the drawing up of 

 loose soil around the carefully gathered stalks is still most 

 popular because the least expensive and most satisfactory 

 in improving quality. However, the use of large drain- 

 tile, as shown on page 266, or blanchers of heavy, pre- 

 pared paper reduce the work of blanching considerably. 



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