Sow the 
SEED OF FREEDOM 
Our fighting forces and those of our 
allies require great quantities of food. 
To supply only a part, taxes to capacity 
the farmers, produce growers, and rail- 
roads. It is up to us to help in all ways 
possible to meet these requirements. We 
are doing our part in supplying the finest 
seeds we can buy. Do your part by growing 
as many vegetables as you can for home 
use and preserve the surplus. The home 
garden can supply your family with fresh 
crisp vegetables the year around. 
Flowers 
Plant a 
VICTORY GARDEN 
Pole Beans 
Flowering Vines 
Asparagus 
Tomatoes 
Low Vegetables - 
Cabbage or Cauliflower 
Peas or Bush Beans 
Summer Squash 
Strawberries - 
Tall Annuals 
PLAN THE VICTORY GARDEN 
for 
FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES 
EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A GARDEN but DON’T WASTE SEED 
Make your Victory Garden a Vegetable-Flower Garden. By careful choice of seeds and wise planning 
of available space both will grow to advantage. More vegetables can be grown and flowers too in amazing 
quantities. Very much depends on the area of ground available, but the average city backyard, which is 
probably the most restricted in size, will produce many green vegetables, a number of root vegetables, and 
vine crops if these are trained on the fence. Then flowers can be planted in just the right amount for color 
and accent to make the garden cheerful. Select old favorites and a few of the novelties for pleasant variety. 
There is no real need to tear up existing plantings for Victory Gardns in most cases, but we are sure you 
will be well repaid in luscious vegetables, pretty flowers and loads of fun for a little effort. 
SUGGESTIONS FOR PLANTING 
A VICTORY GARDEN 
Having decided on the plan of your garden the first thing 
to do is to mark off the paths and other areas that will not 
be spaded. Don’t be in a hurry to get started. If the soil 
is wet and sticky from winter rains, better wait until it will 
crumble easily. Spading a heavy wet soil is hard work and 
may injure both your back and the soil. Seeds will germinate 
better when the soil becomes warmer, and many times those 
sown later outgrow others sown too early. 
When the soil is just right to spade, start out with a long- 
tyned fork or shovel, working across the beds from one side 
to the other, breaking the soil as it is turned over. Spade 
as deeply as possible by forcing the fork straight down, 
never in a slanting position. At the same time work in a 
good supply of commercial fertilizer and a four inch layer 
of manure. : a 
Remember, seeds will grow best in carefully prepared 
soil. Let the garden stand a few days or a week. Then rake 
the surface smooth and level and mark off the rows. 
Space between the rows varies with the type of vegetable; 
wide spreading kinds like peas and beans need more space 
than carrots or beets. You will have to walk between the 
rows to tend your garden and gather its crop, so don’t place 
rows too close together. Rows should run north and south 
to get the maximum benefit from the sun, 
SOWING SEED. Most garden vegetables are sown in 
rows where they are to grow. When plants reach a height of 
two or three inches they should be thinned by pulling out the 
extra plants so those left will have room to grow. Leaf lettuce, 
radishes, beets, carrots and turnips are never treated this 
way. Instead pull the largest plants from all over the row 
when ready for use. 
Melons, pumpkins, squash, corn, and pole beans are sown 
in ‘“‘hills’’, usually placing 8 to 6 seeds in each group or hill. 
When all are growing the weaker are removed so the strongest 
two or three can mature. 
Hggplant, tomato, pepper, cauliflower, and cabbage are 
tender and require a longer period to mature. They should be 
started indoors or in a greenhouse or frame during January 
or February. Sow the seed in flats of soil or large seed pans. 
Transplant once to flats spacing the plants two inches apart. 
About the time to plant them out gradually accustom them to 
colder air and when finally hardened plant them outdoors. 
Seeds are covered according to their size. Smail seeds are 
covered very little, or merely pressed inio the soil with a 
board. Larger seeds are covered three times their thickness. 
If set much deeper they may not germinate. 
For all vegetables and flowers one packet of each kind is 
usually sufficient for family use unless more is needed. Peas, 
beans, and corn, however, require about one-half pound to 
each fifty feet of row. Additional packets of seed will be 
needed, of course, for second and third plantings of the quick 
maturing vegetables. Seed is valuable, buy and sow it wisely 
and avoid waste. 
FERTILIZER. The best fertilizer for general feeding at 
the time of planting is a well balanced commercial fertilizer. 
Melons, cucumbers, and pumpkins will be better if given a 
generous fork full of manure to each hill. During the season, 
other vegetables will benefit from additional feedings. Bone 
meal or Super phosphate for the root vegetables; sulphate of 
ammonia for the leaf vegetables. Caution is needed to keep all 
prepared plant foods away from the stems and leaves to avoid 
burning. ; 
CARE OF VEGETABLES. Vine vegetables are better if 
trained on a fence or trellis. Peas are cleaner and easier to 
pick, Tomatoes are easier to cultivate, spray and pick. The 
fruit ripens much better and is less apt to get injured or 
soiled. Cucumbers grow well on fences. Melons and pumpkins 
are still best grown among corn or pole beans where they 
take little extra space. 
Cultivation is essential, especially between rows to keep 
down weeds, conserve moisture, and give a fresh neat appear- 
ance to the garden. Be careful not to injure root vegetables 
like beets and carrots. Beans may be lightly cultivated until — 
the flowers appear. Further cultivation may injure the roots > 
and cause the flowers to drop. 
Weeds growing between the plants in the row cannot be 
kept down by cultivating and must be pulled by hand. Once 
the main crop of weeds is removed, this upkeep is never seri- 
ous unless one lets them get too large. 
PLANT A BALANCE OF KINDS FOR THE TABLE. 
Just as a balanced fertilizer is necessary for plants, so 
balanced meals planned from garden grown vegetables are 
essential to your health. Root vegetables, such as carrots, 
beets, turnips, and radishes are necessary. So are leaf vege- 
tables like lettuce, cabbage, kale. swiss chard and spinach. 
Be sure to grow corn, peas, heans, squash, and tomatoes to 
add variety to vour meals. With a well rounded assortment 
to add to your diet, your garden will be a real help in building i 
better health in our effort toward victory. 

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