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Show BLANCHING BY DrtAIN TILES Most Important Part of Producing Good Celery Is to Have Plants Firm and Tender. Blanching Is a very important part of producing good celery; because, unless un-less the plants are white, firm and tender, they are not only unpalatable for the farmer's family, but are, of course, unsalable. Excluding the light induces a solid growth in the heart of the plant and this growth is very rapid. It also turns a plant from green to pure white. Some growers blanch their celery by placing over the plants a section of Blanching by Drain Tiles. drain tile and covering up the top with a coarse cloth or litter. Persons contemplating growing celery cel-ery for the market should not attempt to do so until they have visited one of the large commercial celery gardens and learned from observation exactly how the work of seeding, transplanting, transplant-ing, cultivating and marketing is done. But the farmer who simply desires to gfow enough celery for his family use, may, if he follows instructions, grow good crops, always providing that his soil is very rich and well drained. |