Garden Guide and Record 
Why Grow a Garden? 
There are four good reasons why we 
should grow a vegetable garden. 
First—a garden can supply us with 
vegetables much fresher than can be 
purchased from the stores.. Second—it 
can give us most vegetables in the 
finest stage of development, young and 
tender. Third—we can grow what we 
please and satisfy our personal likes 
for varieties that are seldom offered 
for sale. Fourth—we can grow a higher 
quality than any commercial grower 
ever attempts. 
Gardening is a fascinating game, a 
wonderful investment in pleasure, prof- 
its and health. From the time the tiny 
seedlings break through the earth till 
Mother Nature unfolds her miracles in 
the full grown flower or vegetable, you 
will get one thrill after another. But— 
don’t plant a garden and let Nature do 
it all. She may have a lot more than 
she can handle without some help from 
you. There may not be enough water 
from the clouds. There may be all too 
many weeds come from the soil. There 
may be many too many insects come 
from no one knows where. So in fair- 
ness to her and yourself, give her a 
helping hand when necessary. When 
you were young and tender you had a 
mother’s care. How about your plants 
at the same stage of growth? 
Gardeners are nice people—vwe like 
to meet them. They enjoy the better 
things of life and are producers at the 
same time. 
“Don’ts” for the Beginner 
Don’t plant cauliflower unless you 
have plenty of room and are quite a 
distance from the city streets. 
Don’t bother with celery unless you 
have extra rich soil and are willing to 
give it plenty of cultivation and food. 
Don’t try cantaloupes. They will not 
do well here. 
Don’t plant the large varieties of 
squash in a small space. Try the small 
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ones, such as Buttercup, 
or Acorn. 
Don’t be in too big a hurry to plant 
beans or corn. May 1 is plenty early. 
Don’t turn under a good lawn area 
until you are sure there is no other 
plot available. A lawn turned under 
will give a lot of trouble, for the grass 
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is constantly trying to reestablish itself 
and this will be strong competition to 
any crop. 
Don’t get overenthusiastic and let 
your spring fever get the best of you. 
Plant when the ground is warm every- 
thing but peas and onions. 
Don’t go overboard and overestimate 
what a given space will hold or the 
amount a given number of persons can 
consume. A plot 20x20——if well cared 
for and crop rotation is followed—will 
furnish all the vegetables a family of 
four can use. 
Things to Remember 
Among the many Satisfactory results 
from Victory Gardens the past season 
was the abundant tomato crops most 
of us harvested. The popular favorites 
seemed to be Rutgers, Victor, Break 0’ 
Day, Marglobe, and Pritchard. Those 
who tried the new Jubilee pronounced 
it very tasty. The coming season may 
not be as favorable so, when you can, 
use Hotkaps for early protection. 
The average family finds it impossi- 
ble to use the products of a single five- 
cent package of squash seed. For the 
small families we expect to have squash 
vines of various kinds in plants bands 
already to set out. Cucumbers, peppers, 
eggplant, and celtuce may be offered 
the same way. 
If you think your soil needs lime, use 
ground limerock or gypsum. 
One trouble with many gardeners is 
that they garden with their hands rath- 
er than with their heads, when they 
really should use both. ’Tis true that 
gardening and growing food call for 
plenty of work, but most of us have a 
way of throwing ourselves at it every 
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