The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware • 26

TWENTY-SIX WILMINGTON MORNING NEWS. WILMINGTON. DELAWARE. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1942 Many Delawareans Plan Victory Gardens to Help Win the War GARDEN BIG FLOWER SHOW Raising Crops In Wartime SAVE MATERIALS, EXPERT ADVISES TO MONDAY OPEN Planned Planting Urged For Best Garden Results Eventual Crop Depends Upon Initial Care Used In Selecting Seeds and Fertilizers; Carelessness Means Waste Expert Says Careless planting of a war garden results in and waste of 19th Annual Event Will Be Staged in the Commercial Museum in Philadelphia The nineteenth annual Philadelphia Flower Show opens at the Commercial Museum on Monday. With the world in a turmoil, with 1 any tort cannot be tolerated by a nation at war.

The following articles tells you how you can plan efficiently, saving seed, insecticides, fer-t'lizer, time and energy. This article is prepared by NEA Service and The News-Journal Papers in cooperation with, the V. S. Dept. of Agriculture.

A definite planting plan, dex-eloped FIGHT AGAINST PESTS STARTS WITH PLANTING 4 weeks beiore the ground is plowed, E. P. Brasher, Crop Specialist, Stresses Need Of Care in Selecting Seeds In 1942 the production of vegetables in Delaware will be larger than usual, acording to E. P. Brasher, truck crop specialist for the University of Delaware Agricultural Extension Service.

Family gardens in urban areas of Delaware will play a part in this increased production. But Mr. Brasher points out that in extending this part of the food production program to urban areas, gardeners should proceed with caution and consider fully all factors involved in garden growing. He suggests that every potential gardener ask himself two questions 2-- arf is the basis Xor a successful com MORE FOOD SEEN NEED OP ALLIES so many of our democratic ideals standing trial as to their continued existence, Philadelphians feel that the finest way in the world to steady-morale, keep alive an appreciation of the beautiful in life, is to give to the public the most colorful, most helpful Flower Show that has ever been staged. As the small gardens in Philadel Pests are the biggest problem of the Victory Gardener.

They begin attacks the moment, seeds are placed in the ground, so it is here that the wise gardener builds his first line of defense. The soil contains many organisms which cause decay of seed, especially those planted in early spring. Proper seed treatment, costing only a fraction to a few cents per pound of seed, helps destroy many of the munity garden. The best kind of plan will Include the kinds of vegetables to be planted, varieties and amounts of each kind, amount of seed required, cost of seed, Uir.d and amount of fertilizer, cost of fertilizer, and kind, amount and cost of insecticides that will probably be needed. In addition, experienced gardeners refer to The eventual garden crop will certainly be no better than the pre-planting that was made for the war garden.

Above is a good example of a well-planned, well-laid out garden being cultivated by a community group in Tooele County, Utah. Grow Crops for Homes And To Aid in War Also, Says Chairman of Committee before he decides whether or not he fungus and bacterial organisms found on the seeds themselves and also protects them from contamination in the soil. An effective disinfectant used for their time-of-planting chart to decide which varieties to plant first and how early each may be safely The two mast important points to consider when deciding which crops to plant are: (1) Is the crop an easy one to grow under local conditions of soil and climate? 2 Is the vegetable rich in minerals and vitamins? Consider the Maturing Date There are other things to consider, too. For example, school gardeners may wish to grow crops Planting Time -Table LATE SPRING EARLY SrRLVG OR SUMMER LATE SUMMER OR FALL Plant 4 to 6 weeks be-Plant 2 to 4 weeks Plant 6 to 8 weeks Plant 2 to 6 weeks fore "frost free" before "frost Plant at "frost before fall after "frost date: free" date: free" date: freeze: free" date: Cabbage plants Beets Beans Beets Beans, snap Letture Carrots Beets Collards Beets Onions Chard Corn, sweet Kale Corn, sweet Peas Lettuce Squash Mustard Potatoes Mustard Tomato plants Spinach Spinach Peas Turnips Turnips Parsnips Radishes By MRS. WILLIAM S.

DLTTO.V Chairman. Victory Gardens Committee, Women's Division Delaware Council of Defense Our Victory Garden Program in Delaware is a home-front program. Through it we will not only be feeding our own families and building strong boys and girls, but we will be phia, as well as those in the suburbs noted for their beauty, look to the Flower Show for new ideas and practical beauty suggestions each year, show officials are endeavoring. I through the cooperation of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and the Garden Clubs, to get "right down to earth'' in their presentation i of useful as well as beautiful ex- hibits. i "Quick effect on a limited budget" i will show a colorful garden espe- cially planned for tenants who are expecting to occupy their new house only from March 1 to early October.

In Philadelphia there will be hun- dreds of just such houses whose I bare front or back yards should wel- come timely and well planned sug-; gestions as to the proper planting of both flowers and vegetables. Victory Gardens, emphasizing the vegetables is the organic mercury compound hydroxymercurichloro-phenol. commonly known as "Seme-san," which can be applied either by dusting or, for small quantities of a large variety of seed and tubers, by soaking in liquid form. THREE-FLOOR FALL LIGHT ALBUQUERQUE. N.

M. U.R Police officers walking along an Al will have a garden Is my soil suitable for growing vegetables? Do I have the time and energy to carry through to completion a successful vegetable garden? If the answer to these two questions is "Yes," Brasher says by all means plant a garden tha' will supply as much of the family food needs as passible. But if the answer is "No," he suggests that the garden idea be abandoned so that more fertilizer, seeds and insecticides may be available to those who have the proper soil available and who will have the necessary time to devote to gardening. Because of shortages of many garden materials, Mr. Brasher suggests that all gardeners and potential gardeners be sure to plant garden seeds at- the proper time.

helping the government pile up a that can be started easily so as to supply some nutritious vegetables I surplus to feed our allies. throughout the winter for scnool Also we will be making provision lunches. Perhaps they will want to a. iu, discontinue the Varden when school any P1" crop failures closes for summer vacation toward I ou the country's farms, as well as the end of June. against the day when we may be If so, only crops that will be called upon to feed the starving ready for harvest before that time peoples of other countries, friend Community Planting Plan buquerque street were amazed when Sam Lee.

21-year-old Indian, fell to the sidewalk in front of them from a third story window. They helped him to his feet, found him unhurt and accompanied him to his hotel room. Lee entered the room and promptly started a fight with two friends there. Police said the trio had been drinking. FAMILIES URGED ing.

which means not wasting seed. NO. OF ROWS 2 2 proper judgment as to arrangement and the choice of fertilizer, will at and foe alike. should be planted. On the other Money Spent VEGETABLE beans lima beans -tomatoes VARIETY Wonder or Sieva Buh Scallop TO SUPPLY TABLE Your Horn, I.

A Thers is plenty of food now. Nobody is alarmed over the possibility ol a food shortage for one reason, because we know that in every state in the union a record-breaking number of people are planning Victory Gardens to make sure that food does remain plentiful. But we are going to need more food than we've ever needed before in order to win this war. Food for Armed Forces hand. If the students decide to "see it through" and take turns working the garden through the summer, later-maturing vegetables ran be planted.

If the garden Is to contribute to better-fed families in the community, it will contain many leafy green vegetables and certain others that are high in vitamins, minerals, and other food values, or those that add variety or color to the menu. Some vegetables can be planted at Intervals over the entire growing period. Others grow to maturity in a short season and can be followed by diflerent crops. Pear Moss Hyper-Humus Fertilizers Truck Crop Information Is! Being Distributed in State Through Extension Service; From the county offices of the uooa invesuiieui tract the keenest attention and in- teres t. i Orchids, growing in their natural habitat, will occupy the central court of honor in the Flower Show this year, while rock gardens, wild flower glens and myriad other choice flower groups, will satisfy the hun- -ger of ail who realize that there is no democracy in the enjoyment of beauty so large as that among the lovers of flowers.

After 19 years' attendance at the Flower Show the public seems convinced that time spent at the show reweaves a more cheerful pattern of life. If they cannot have or- chids, they can have cyclamen; if they cannot have acacia they can have petunias, geraniums and zinnias. 1 parsnip Hollow Crown 4 half rows early sweet corn local gardeners 4 half rows late sweet corn local gardeners 4 half rows chard 4 half rows spinach New Zealand 1 beets Crosby Egyptian Tenccrgreen or Giant mustard Curled turnip Shogoin 2 Golden Acre and Glory 1 cabbage Yellow Ejenezer 1 anions Detroit Dark Red 3 beets 4 potatoes Lir we are told that the Array and Navy will take one-fourth of ail the i Delaware Agricultural Extension peaches, pears, cherries, corn, and Service Delaware gardeners are re- lima and stringless beans grown bv our farmers this year. They win cemn the flrst of SeneS of take one-third nf tK inni formation letters which will be dis- The tabulation accompanying this Franklin J.Murphey ))J23iil 713 Lancaster Ave. PHONE 6014 1 'i Keep Your Carden I artiele is a planting scheme for a and tomatoes, and one-half of the i tributed at frequent intervals.

The I garden site about 100 by loO feet in asparagus. In addition, great quan-i garden information, prepared by E. Early. Medium and Late Varieties Late Varieties 2 spinach 3 peas 5 potatoes zi radishes tines ol vegetables are to be dried P. Brasner.

truck crop specialist lor munity garden. It was worked out I eat and Attractive or canned for shipment abroad un- the extension service, is a part of II I 1 I II II i I i LAWN and GARDEN I urmsn JOT tne Wit TOOLS I ii i HEATH FOLLOWS SON'S WAXAHACHIE. Tex. fU.R) Ten-nison Jacob Hull, elderly retired farmer, died within a few minutes after he was told of the death of a son, W. L.

Hull. Father and son were buried in double services at Milford. WAXAHACHIE. Tex. fu R) Ten- nison Jacob Hull, elderly retired 'z lettuce The vegetables listed may be different in some cases from those preferred in a particular region, but if substitions are made, it is suggested they be made among vegetables of a similar kind i.

e. one leafy green vegetable for another, or one root crop for another. Beets, turnips and chard are virtually two vegetables in one, while their leaves are young and tender, because both leaves and roots may be eaten. der the lend-lease program. i the extension program to assist Del- The Victory Garden movement is aware farm families to produce as both a safety measure and sound much of the home food supply as economy for the individual and the is possible on their farms, nation alike.

It's the one way of This first letter deals with plan-making sure that we can grow all ning the garden, garden seed, fertil-the food needed for the war, and ization and soil preparation and is still not want in our own homes. being distributed to more than one-Already there is a shortage of fourth of the farm families of Del-farm labor. It will grow more acute, i aware who have requested this in-Pricc have risen on all foodstuffs. I formation. Future with I FERTILIZERS I I I iVIGORO, BONE MEAL I I 5f3Sl QUALITY by the U.

S. Department of Agriculture to include vegetables, important for good nutrition, that are easy to cultivate under average conditions. All rows are three feet apart except tomatoes and squash, which are spaced four and one-half feet. Rows run the long way of the plot for convenience in working and tall-growing crops like pole beans are placed on the north or west side of the garden, if possible, so they do not shade low crops. This plan includes about 32 rows 1 and we shall see more rises in the I With the garden information let be given in such quantities that It FLOWERS TO BEAUTIFY VICORO SPREADERS months ahead.

Gardening and can rn ill-ill Hie Wll IU uie UCDM LAIVIf 5 IN NtW JtHbtT of several inches. Surface watering i ZTZZ IN I HANDI-CARTS of vegetables, and the varieties listed are those that do well under most growing conditions. uiciici.uc aim ixbuauy injurious as it causes the roots in their quest for moisture to grow upwards instead of downwards. ter Delaware rural families are also receiving a complete garden planting calendar. This calendar, prepared by W.

H. Phillips, assistant horticultrist for the Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station, is as the name indicates a calendar which may be hung in a convenient place as a complete reference of DOVER OPENING SERIES ON GARDEN PROBLEMS planting information. The calendar, VALUABLE OIL Seeds of India's Chaulmoogra tree are worth 10 times their weight in gold to humanity, since oil extracted from them is used in arresting The Garden Club of New Jersey, of which Mrs. Herman J. Cook, Madison, N.

is president, has taken steps to plant "Patriotic Gardens'" in front of Red Cross headquarters in the state's Army camps, using the seed collection being sold this season for the benefit of the British and American Ambulance Corps. These flower seeds include petunias, American asters, bachelor buttons, morning glories, larkspur, all in red, white and blue, and gaillardias, zinnias and cosmos in other colors. I MUNDY BROS. SZSEcreen vi lle I i 814 KING ST- Phone 4-5396 lit ii I iii in addition to listing dates to plant garden crops, also gives varieties of each crop best suited to Delaware conditions; the approximate feet of ning at home can help relieve the tin shortage, and as I have said, also help save rubber by reducing store calls and deliveries. Will Help Save Tires And this isn't all that victory gardening will do for us.

To save tires, we won't be racing hither and yon so much as we did in the past to the seashore for a week end. to a distant golf club, or just for an evening drive in the country to get rid of that nervous tension. With every pound of rubber counting, more of us will be spending our evening and week ends at home than has been the case since horse-and-buggy days. To become absorbed in gardening one must study it and to study it, one does become absorbed. Then the garden becomes not merely a place for recreational work but also for recreation.

And. of course, if we are expansive individuals who have been accustomed to playing 18 holes of golf every evening and 36 holes on Saturdays, there is no limit to our gardening possibilities once we find this new enthralling world. ARE YOU PLANNING ii 1 A HAPPY celebration? JUST ARRIVED Field-Grown I GARDEN BOOKS To help you make a success of your row to plant per person for each kind of vegetable; the amount of seeds or plants per 100 feet of row; distance between rows; depths to plant, and the recommended distances between plants for each vegetable crop. Every farm family is urged to plant a garden this year which will VICTORY GARDEN WEEDS EASILY UPROOTED Weeds are easily uprooted when they are small. Constant cultivation checks their growth.

When plants are freshly transplanted they require water if they are to take hold and grow. During dry season, water must We have all the latest ones on raising both, flowers and veg Special to The Morning News DOVER. March 13 The first of a series o' weekly meetings for discussion of gardening problems, with emphasis on war gardens, will be heid Monday night at 7 o'clock in the agriculture room of the Dover High School. A number of students, teachers, and other adults already have en-roiled for tiie course, which will be open to any person interested in glowing a garden in Dover. Samuel M.

Sloan, agricultual teacher of the school, is cooperating with other agencies in developing the weekly course, which probably will exttnd throughout the summer, If need is shown. An important phase Is to start erly plants. An opportunity to plant seed In flats will be offered at the first meeting. The facilities of tne greenhouse and school cold frame will be available to enable Dover people to have fresh vegetables to or three weeks in advance ot the norma' time. Meetings will be spent on problems as they arise, such as preparation of seed bed, fertilization, control of insects, and supply as great a part of the family food needs as possible.

In order to do this the extension service recommends not only a garden In the spring, but also a continuous garden through the summer and, fall. etables. Greenwood Book Shop Delaware Trust Bldg. ALL TWO YEARS OLD 23 Varieties! Medium Grades 35c Each or i ri ii 4 "FLOWERS FOR ALL KEEPING SOIL OPEN Cultivation or weed killing keeps the soil open and hence helps in the conservation of moisture. Soil that pans down after a heavy rain loses much more moisture through evaporation than soil that is loose and open.

FIRST LADY RECEIVES 'SHOW COLORS' SEEDS .00 UCCAIUM' i Flower and Vegetable Dlnle In Caseaa Choice Selected Grade' Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. America's first lady, received the flrst collection of red, white and blue flower seeds for her Hyde Park gardens rjswArf lv hr FCW Wrlr C.ttv hnmp TWO STORES TOSE BUSHES To Bloom This Season 50c EACH i Jiea.s. cultivation and canning of formaiv iaunching the British and surplus vegetables for next winter American Ambulance Corps "Show SEEDS Lawn Vegetable FLOWERS Fertilizers Lime Roy Luiz Seed Store 614 KING ST.

Oprn Frj. A mt. Ereninv VILLA CROFT MENDENHALL, Pa. Phone Wilmington Enterprise 10-177 i Look at the Famous Tiamm Varieties Every one top quality with good root structure and sturdy branches. Included are: Ami Quinard; Etoile de Holland; Grnss au Teplitz; Red Radiance; Pink Radiance; Edith X.

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Lady Hollingdon. Soeur Therese. Golden Dawn; Pres. Hoover: Latin Todv; Betty Grace Clark; Fran Karl; K. A.

Victoria; Marge McGudy; Me-Gudy's scarlet. YOU DO.VT NEED A PRIORITY FOR Your Colors in Your Garden" cam- paign. Joan Manning, of the Girl Scouts, made the presentation to Mrs. Roosevelt for the corps of these first "patriotic flower seeds." and a bouquet of Victory roses, bachelor but- tons, and white carnations edged with a lacy frill. -HARDY GRAFTED NUT TREES- I Mill TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS Whether transplanting seedlings or setting out started plants, they must be shaded for two or three days after planting.

This is especially necessary in the case of plants with little soil about their roots or in very sunny weather. In dull weather It may only be necessary to shade the plants for a day and a half. ONLY Let freedom ring on Uncle Sam's cash register! Buy U. S. Defense Bonds and Stamps.

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