What to Grow 



apart. From these boxes the seedlings can be 

 put into the open ground any time after the 

 middle of May. 



Seed may also be sown in the open ground 

 early in the season. Let the soil be rich and 

 worked over until it is very fine. Firm it down 

 well before sowing the seed. For some reason, 

 celery often fails to start w^ell in a loose soil. 

 Sow the seed in rows a foot apart. Cover with 

 about an inch of soil. Thin the plants out until 

 they stand about an inch apart. Cut the tops 

 back once or twice, to encourage a stocky 

 growth. In June or July, transplant. Set in 

 rows three feet apart. Let there be at least 

 six inches between the plants. When this 

 transplanting is done, it should be according 

 to the trench system, which is setting the 

 plants in trenches at least six inches in depth. 

 Cut off the leaves, or rather, the upper half of 

 them, and shorten the roots about one-third 

 when transplanting. Water well. In about 

 six weeks begin to earth up about the plants. 

 Here is where great care is necessary. Gather 

 the leaves together in the left hand, and with 

 the right hand draw the soil in about them 

 packing it so firmly that the leaves, when you 



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