June : Fourth Week 



CELERY FOR FALL AND WINTER: BUYING 

 PLANTS; TRANSPLANTING; CULTURE; EARLY 

 BLANCHING 



Celery takes up little room in proportion to the )aeld and 

 can follow an earlier crop that has been removed. From 

 the middle of July to the first of August put in plants de- 

 signed for fall and winter use, as the first fall frosts do not 

 check growth. Plants set out earlier will be ready sooner in 

 the fall, but quality is always poor until cool weather, which 

 adds the crispness and tang that makes celery a winter 

 favorite. 



Make the soil for your celery patch the richest spot in the 

 garden. The more rapid and luxuriant the growth the 

 better will be the quality and the more certain the crop will 

 be to come through on time. Here is a chance to use up all 

 the season's left-overs in the way of plant foods. There are 

 probably odds and ends of f ertiHzers, the compost heap that 

 has accumulated during the spring and summer, the chicken 

 manure, and some ashes. In addition to this general hash 

 of plant foods, give a good dressing of high-grade fer- 

 tilizer for the last course, and rake it thoroughly into the 

 soil. 



Do not be afraid of getting the soil too rich. Any of these 

 deposits in the soil bank that the celery does not draw upon 

 for use will be available for early spring crops of green 

 onions, lettuCe and cabbage. 



Equally important are good, sturdy, well-developed plants 

 that have already begun to get their shape, are easy to 

 plant, and are ready to grow right on. Size at the base of 

 the stalks, rather than height, should be the basis upon 

 which to judge plants. A spindling plant will waste a good 



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