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^°^ CROPS 



Celery is grown both as an early-season and 

 as a late crop, depending upon the location of 

 the plot. On the higher lands, it is either an 

 early or a succession-crop, following early cab- 

 bages, lettuce or other short-season crops. 

 But on rich, bottom lands, it is a whole-season 

 crop, as the land there is too wet to be worked 

 early in the spring. Some growers raise two 

 or three crops of celery in a season from one 

 plot, the later or main crop being planted be- 

 tween the rows of the early crop. As celery 

 may be set out as late as the middle or last of 

 July, even in the Northern States, the main 

 crop does not interfere with the early crop, 

 which may be set out as soon as the ground 

 is ready. 



For two crops, the soil needs more attention 

 than where only one is raised, because cultiva- 

 tion and fertilizer must add and preserve the 

 moisture which is natural to the lower levels. 

 Celery needs potash and nitrogen, and these 

 foods are supplied by unleached wood ashes and 

 well-rotted stable manure. Coarse, new ma- 

 nures must not be used, as they make the soil 

 coarse and also cause weeds. Only old, fine, 

 well-rotted manure will do for the celery bed. 



When tillage is given the growing plant, care 

 must be taken not to disturb the roots. The 



