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Present participle of earth.
The earth should be drawn up to celery with a hoe preparatory to earthing up with a spade.
Plant out kales and broccoli for late crops; plant celery (earthing up the advancing crops as required), endive for succession, and a few coleworts.
Propagate by slips, or by earthing up the old stems, the various pot-herbs.
Continue hoeing and earthing up the several crops.
The earthing up of celery this month is not to be recommended, unless a little very early supply is wanted.
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