
Your VICTORY GARDEN 
Should Be Practical 

PRODUCTIVE VICTORY GARDEN is one more con- 
tribution you can make to the war effort. If it is well planned 
it will yield a large variety of fresh vegetables for your table.: 
Work out a complete plan of operation before you buy any 
seed or do any outside work. Be sure the vegetable garden 
will be in full sun more than half of the day. 
Short beds are an advantage. They take less time to care 
for properly, therefore making a greater showing of accom- 
plishment. 
Outline the entire garden, including the paths and beds, 
with stout string fastened to stakes to make planting easier. 
Then place stakes for the first row and stretch a line between 
them. Repeat this before planting each row so it will be 
straight and all rows will be the correct distance apart. 
Be sure your garden plot has good drainage. Standing water 
will ruin plants. There should be some protection against 
strong winds. 
Essential tools you will need are spade (or fork), hoe, rake, 
and a small hand duster or sprayer. 
A “spring gardener’’ lets his work go with neglect as soon 
as the weather is warm. So make a good start and keep going 
all season by doing a little bit each day. That is the advantage 
of the short row—it is never discouraging. 
Remember the soil in your garden is a part of the arsenal 
of democracy. 
We have the best seeds you can obtain. They are selected 
for high germination and purity through constant testing and 
selection. 
LOCATION—PREPARING THE SOIL 
Exposure for the vegetable garden should be sunny. No 
common vegetable will grow under trees, or in the shade of 
buildings—only a few herbs will thrive under such conditions. 
The garden should be as open and as sunny as possible. 
Sometimes buildings on adjacent lots may shade the garden 
a little, but if the sun reaches the soil at least half of the day, 
you will be able to grow most any vegetable you desire. 
Plan the vegetable rows to run from north to south. This 
direction gives the most benefit from the sun, Another way 
is to plant the taller kinds behind so that they never shade the 
small ones. 
Good soil is as essential as sunlight to growing plants. 
Most soils will grow vegetables, or can be made suitable by 
thorough, deep spading and liberal applications of manure, 
peat or other humus material at that time. Dig as deep as the 
spading fork or spade will go, forcing it straight Gown before 
lifting and turning the soil over, breaking up all clods. Grass 
may be turned under to rot and make humus, but the roots of 
perennial weeds, like dandelions and thistles, should be re- 
moved. Throw out all large stones, building refuse and other 
material detrimental to growing plants. 
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