120 VEGETABLE GROWING PROJECTS 



3. Choosing varieties. 



4. Obtaining seed. 



5. Constructing the hotbed. 



6. Constructing the cold frame. 



7. Making plant boxes. 



8. Making straw mats. 



9. Sowing for the early crop. 



10. Caring for the seedlings. 



11. Growing late plants. 



12. Preparing the soil. 



13. Planting in the garden. 



14. Companion cropping. 



15. Irrigating. 



16. Cultivating. 



17. Mulching. 



18. Blanching. 



19. Combating insects and diseases. 



20. Harvesting and marketing. 



21. Storing the late crop. 



1. Why grow celery ? — The student gardener will do well to 

 investigate the available markets and ascertain the demand for 

 this vegetable. He may be surprised to learn that they are poorly 

 supplied with good celery and that he has a real business oppor- 

 tunity to engage in the growing of a crop the production of which 

 is not generally understood. While there are hundreds of suc- 

 cessful growers, the fact is that a large percentage of those who 

 attempt the culture of this salad crop do not achieve as great 

 success as they do with many other vegetables, such as the onion, 

 cabbage, tomato, sweet corn, and potato — vegetables which are 

 more universally grown. It must be admitted that celery is more 

 difficult to grow than the vegetables just mentioned, but this very 

 fact may make its culture a more attractive business venture to 



