Project Gutenberg 2020-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 213 Free, Montague 1885 1965 18010598 War Gardens: A Pocket Guide for Home Vegetable Growers Preface -- The value of back-yard and vacant-lot gardening -- How to make a start: community gardens -- Tools -- The site: the soil and its preparation -- Fertilizers -- The kinds of vegetables to grow -- Planning the garden -- Seeds, seed-sowing, and transplanting -- Hoeing and thinning -- Staking and tying -- Insect enemies -- Plant diseases -- The culture of vegetables in detail -- Harvesting and storing. Produced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net, from page images generously made available by the University of Wisconsin Digital Collection. "War Gardens: A Pocket Guide for Home Vegetable Growers" by Montague Free is a practical gardening manual written in the early 20th century. This guide is aimed at individuals interested in gardening, particularly during the World War I era when there was a strong push for home vegetable cultivation to support food supply efforts. The book outlines methods for maximizing crop yields in small spaces, including backyard gardens and community plots, providing invaluable advice on various gardening techniques. The opening of the book begins with a preface that sets the tone for its practical focus. The author emphasizes the importance of home gardening, particularly during times of adversity, and explains how growing vegetables can alleviate food shortages while also reducing household expenses. It introduces the concept of "war gardens," encouraging readers to cultivate small plots of land for vegetables, suggesting that gardening not only aids personal health and local food production but also contributes to broader national efforts. The introductory chapters discuss the benefits of back-yard gardening and basic gardening principles, laying a solid foundation for readers eager to embark on their vegetable-growing journeys. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Vegetable gardening SB Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: How To ... Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Environmental Issues 214617 2025-07-25T06:03:00.336859 text/html 190924 2024-10-18T05:22:51 text/html 354163 2025-07-25T06:03:05.197918 application/epub+zip 356184 2025-07-25T06:03:01.462831 application/epub+zip 146418 2025-07-25T06:03:00.918852 application/epub+zip 439024 2025-07-25T06:03:07.927797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408267 2025-07-25T06:03:04.701864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199590 2022-09-28T11:59:44.448359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156303 2025-07-25T06:02:59.571840 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136306 2024-10-18T05:22:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17046 2025-07-25T06:03:08.071797 application/rdf+xml 22101 2025-07-25T06:03:01.037862 image/jpeg 3442 2025-07-25T06:03:00.977834 image/jpeg 461875 2025-07-25T06:03:00.366876 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog