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THE AMATEUR’S KITCHEN GARDEN 
good body of half-rotten manure, and dig it into the bottom 
of the trench, mixing it well with the soil to form a rich 
substratum. Then put into the trench about four inches 
depth of fat manure about half rotten, and throw on it a 
little of the earth that was taken out, and the trench is ready 
for planting. 
The plants will lift from the bed on which they were pricked 
out with fine roots, which must not be injured; therefore do 
not take up many at a time. Plant them six inches apart, 
pressing them in carefully, and finish with a good watering. 
Pull cloudy warm weather with a promise of rain is the best 
for this work ; but if you must do it in sunny weather, take 
care to plant late in the day, and next morning shade the 
plants by some means, and in this way give them a little extra 
help to prevent exhaustion, remembering at this stage of the 
business the advice already given, that the plant should never 
suffer a check of any kind. As you cannot possibly use too 
much manure for celery, and as the crop will not exhaust all 
its goodness, you are bound to be liberal ; and, as a matter of 
fact, you will not obtain good celery by any stinting process. 
Earthing up. — As by sowing late you shorten your season, 
you must make amends by sharp action at every stage ; and, 
now that you have got the plants out, you must give them 
plenty of water, and occasionally chop the surface of the soil 
with a hoe to prevent the caking that always follows watering. 
The earthing up must not be commenced until you have a fine 
plant, for when earthing begins growth stops. Y ou may reckon 
that from the final earthing up six weeks must elapse ere any 
of the celery will be fit for eating. It will be well if you can 
wait to begin earthing until the growing season is pretty well 
over, for you really must not expect an early supply by the 
method of culture now placed before you as especially adapted 
for a small garden. When you begin to earth up choose dry 
weather. Tie a few plants roughly to keep them together, 
then chop the earth down and pack it against them to a depth 
of about three inches. Tie a few more and proceed in the 
same manner. In the course of a week add another inch or 
two of earth, and a week afterwards a little more. When 
you have earthed up the plants so that the tips of the inmost 
sticks are covered, finish off the work nicely to a neat slope, 
and the cultivation may be considered completed. 
In about five weeks from the time you finished earthing up 
