Florida home gardens for better health and more vitality 
Grow Vitamins at your kitchen door 

Florida is one of the most important commercial vegetable 
producing states of the Union. Florida home vegetable gardens 
offer almost no competition to commercial vegetables which 
are grown mainly for shipment to northern markets. Many 
Florida families who do not get fresh vegetables from their 
own gardens, seldom get them, at least in sufficient quantity 
for good health, from the market. 
Garden projects should, however, conserve supplies, equip- 
ment and human energy as much as possible, because under 
present conditions, seeds, fertilizers and spray materials, as 
well as time and energy are needed to supply the fullest possi- 
ble values. One should not attempt to have a home vegetable 
garden, unless he or she is vitally interested and has made 
ample plans to properly plant and take care of what is planted. 
No food should be let go to waste. Florida people, city residents 
as well as rural folks, can help solve our post-war food prob- 
lems by producing vegetables in the home garden, that they 
otherwise would do without or would have to buy. High prices 
and reduced supplies in the markets have proven beyond all 
doubt the vital need for home garden production. 
Florida climate and soils are favorable for producing the finest 
vegetables in the United States. Unlike any other state in the 
Union, in Florida fresh vegetables can be grown every month 
in the year, especially during the fall, winter and spring months 
when they cannot be grown in other sections of the United 
States. In addition to producing fresh vegetables in your 
Florida home garden, plans should also be made for preserving 
vegetables from the garden by canning for home use, which 
will mean not only better health for the family, but also a 
material saving in cost. 
Doctors, nurses and dieticians all advise the use of a plenti- 
ful supply of fresh vegetables in the diet in order to provide the 
essentials which are so necessary for the health of the human 
system. Experts tell us that vegetables contain a higher per- 
centage of these body-regulating essentials, such as mineral 
salts, vitamins and roughage than are contained in any other 
food or food products. Statistics prove that people who eat 
lots of fresh vegetables throughout the year have less sickness 
and fewer doctor bills to pay than people who use fresh vege- 
tables sparingly. The health of our people has become largely 
dependent upon the output of home gardens. 
Grow more vegetables in Florida home gardens this season. 
They will materially help produce better health and more 
vitality. Let your slogan be “What is a Florida home without 
a vegetable garden?” 
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