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PLANS TO FIT YOUR VICTORY GARDEN
AND TO SUPPLY THE NUTRIENT
REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR FAMILY
To assist Pennsylvania's expected 1,540,000 Victory Gardeners, many of
whom will have only small plots of ground available, the Advisory
Victory Garden Committee of the State Council of Defense has prepared
diagrams (shown on pages 51 to 55) for two miniature-size city gardens
(15 x 11 and 15 x 20) and three medium-size sub-urban or community-plot
gardens (20 x 25, 30 x 30, and 35 x 35). The diagrams are drawn in exact
scale, showing position of rows, number of inches between rows (noted in
left margin) , the recommended vegetables to plant, and planting dates
for Pennsylvania.
The vegetables recommended were chosen on the basis of maxi-mum
nutritional values and the degree of prospective shortages this year.
The small garden does not have room for vegetables grown just for energy
value or for personal taste, it was pointed out, unless these happen
also to be the most nutritious. However, some substitutions may be made
if they do not alter the basic plan.
The nutrients provided by the various vegetables recommended in the
three diagrams are:
Protein: Beans (green), Beans, (lima), Beans (soy), Beet greens,
Broccoli, Corn (yellow, sweet), Kale, Mustard greens, Peas, Turnip
greens.
Calcium: Beans (green), Beans (soy), Beet greens, Broccoli,
Chard (Swiss), Kale, Mustard greens, Turnip greens.
Iron: Beans (green), Beans (soy), Beet greens, Broccoli, Chard (Swiss),
Chives, Endive, Kale, Mustard greens, Parsley, Peas, Spinach.
Pro-Vitamin A: Beans( green), Beet greens, Broccoli, Cabbage (outer
green leaves), Cabbage (Chinese), Carrots, Chard (Swiss), Chives, Corn
(yellow, swe, Endive, Kale, Lettuce, Mustard greens, Parsley, Peppers
(green), Spinach, Tomatoes, Turnips (yellow), Turnip greens.
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin): Beans (green), Beans (lima), Beans (soy), Beet
greens, Broccoli, Cucumber, Kale, Mustard greens, Onions, Peas, Spinach,
Tomatoes, Turnip greens.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): Beans (green), Beans (lima), Beans (soy), Beet
greens, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cabbage (Chinese), Carrots, Chard (Swiss),
Corn (yellow, sweet), Cucumber, Endive, Lettuce, Mustard greens, Onions,
Peas, Radish, Spinach, Tomatoes, Turnips (yellow).
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid): Mustard greens, Pepper (green), Cabbage
(green), Turnip (white), Tomato (red), Cabbage (Chinese) Turnip greens,
Spinach, Potato (white), Onions (young green), Endive (curled), Water
cress, Carrot.
Niacin: Beans (green), Beans (lima), Beans (soy), Beet greens, Broccoli,
Cabbage, Cabbage (Chinese), Endive, Mustard greens, Peas, Spinach,
Tomatoes, Turnips (yellow), Turnip greens.
The data on pages 21 to 24 and
30 to 32, and in Table IV, page
49 give
further information on the nutritional value of vegetables.
All first plantings except New Zealand spinach, beans, (including
soybeans), tomatoes, and peppers should be planted as soon as soil can
be prepared; these should be planted after all danger of killing frost
is past, or about May 15 in most parts of the state. Onions should be
planted as sets; cabbage, head lettuce, peppers, and tomatoes as
transplants which may be grown in flats or pots in advance of the
season, or may be purchased locally. Outer leaves of Swiss chard are cut
for use when large enough, leaving the plant to produce through-out the
season. Leaf lettuce may be cut in the same way to prolong its season of
use, if heads are not desired.
Table V gives the basis for calculating the desirable allotment of space
to major groups of vegetables, based on the size of the family. The
yields given in the table are average Pennsylvania yields. Similar plans
may be drawn by those in other states by consulting with the State
Department of Agriculture or the County Farm Agent of your county about
yields of major vegetables in your locality.
Take a pencil, check the family members on this table, add the length of
row of the major groups of vegetables required, and then you are ready
to plant for the family's entire needs.
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Victory Gardens
Handbook of the
Victory Garden Committee
War Services, Pennsylvania
State Council of Defense
April, 1944
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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