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up to them, taking care that no soil enters the heart. 
The Jand must be well drained. This is a good method 
of planting celery for fall use in a small garden. 
Blanching in beds. Set large, strong plants in beds 
six inches apart each way, and place boards along the 
Fig. 144, Blanching Celery by Earthing 
edges of the bed. By this method the celery will blanch 
itself. The self-blanching varieties should be selected 
for this purpose. The soil must be moist, deep, and rich. 
Blanching with draintiles. When the celery has almost 
made its growth, gather the leaves in a buneh and ship 
over it a five-inch or six-inch draintile, depending upon 
the size of the plant. 
