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are held four inches apart with pieces nailed across the top edge. 

 The boards are held in place at the bottom by pegs driven into the 

 ground. Leaves or other litter may be filled in between the plants 

 to help exclude the light. Celery will stand considerable frost and 

 may be left in the garden until the ground begins freezing. 



Fig. 69. — Celery well "hilled up" with aoil for blanching. (Illinois Station.) 



The crop may be stored in a number of different ways. One 

 method is to dig the plants and put the roots in four inches of soil 

 in the bottom of crates. The plants are packed closely together in 



Fig. 70. — Blanching celery with boards, (Lloyd's Production Vegetable Growing.) 



the crates and the soil is kept watered without wetting the stems. 

 The crates are stored in a cool cellar and allowed to continue their 

 growth and blanching until used. Another method is to store the 

 celery in rather dry sand with the top plumes projecting above the 



