CELERY 107 



tween them will not be too much if there is plenty of 

 room in the garden. In the bottom of the trench, 

 work in two inches of well-rotted dairy dressing. 

 Mix the manure with the soil very thoroughly. 



Set the plants carefully in the bottom of the trench, 

 six inches apart. Open a hole with the trowel large 

 enough to accommodate the whole root without any 

 crowding. 



Importance of Plenty of Water. — As soon as the 

 plants are set, they must be watered. Of course 

 water must not stand about the roots ; but the earth 

 may be kept moist all the time without harming the 

 celery. Planting in trenches makes it possibly- to 

 use a little water to very good advantage, as it can- 

 not run off into the surrounding land. If it is pos- 

 sible to lay a few irrigation pipes in these trenches 

 when setting the plants, a constant source of water 

 will be suppHed to the roots. 



Banking. — As the plants grow above the top of 

 the trench, the earth should be drawn back gradually 

 till the ground is level once more and six inches of the 

 stalk is covered with earth. Later on, when the 

 plants stand eight or ten inches above the level, 

 more earth should be drawn about them. 



Work about the celery plants when the earth is 

 dry, as wet soil is hard to handle and may turn the 

 stalks yellow. When banking the stalks, gather 

 the tops carefully in the left hand, holding the 

 stalks close together. Then draw up the earth with 



