Designing A Victory Garden

Now during the spring 2020 coronavirus pandemic i anticipate there will be new or renewed interest in planting a garden.

Designing a victory garden. Department of agriculture encouraged the planting of victory gardens to help lower the cost of the nation s food. Are you short on space. Having published since 1792 the old farmer s almanac held strong even through the years of world war ii when victory gardens were at their peak at that time the u s.

Amazingly at its height thanks to a fantastic effort by home growers around one third. Window boxes containers and even rooftops can be utilized with great success. A sunny patch in the backyard is an obvious choice for a victory garden but it s not the only option.

Victory gardens today also known as war gardens or food gardens for defense victory gardens were grown in nearly every spare patch of land in private gardens public lands parks playgrounds and churchyards. Consider working in edible plants around your existing flowers and shrubs. Start your own victory garden by cultivating home school and community gardens parents and educators are helping kids understand where fruits and vegetables come from before supermarkets wrap them in plastic or package them onto styrofoam trays.