The Sheriger family planning their victory garden by reading up on the subject--They had not had a garden for some time--Washington (vicinity), D.C. Feb. 1943 / photo by Mr. Knoll.
It’s that time of year. Time to start planning your garden. Never had one before? Don’t think you have space? Take a look through the pictures and see where others have made delightful, productive gardens.
Each photo is a link to a site about victory gardens and gardening, some of them how-to, some of them people’s experiences.
Victory Gardens--for family and country. With little space and plenty of ingenuity, these enterprising city dwellers have created a thriving Victory Garden in the narrow strip of ground between their driveway and backyard fence. 1943 Feb.-Mar. (Photo: Ann Rosener)
New York, New York. Victory gardening at Forest Hills, Queens. 1944 June. (Photo: Howard R. Hollem)
Oswego, New York. Citizen working on Sunday morning in his victory garden. 1943 June. (Photo: Marjory Collins)
New York, New York. Children's school victory gardens on First Avenue between Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Streets. 1944 June. (Photo: Edward Meyer)
Washington, D.C. A Victory garden in the Southwest section
effersontown, Kentucky. The Jefferson County ommunity cannery, started by the WPA (Work Projects Administration), now conducted by the state (?) vocational education department. Women pay three cents each for cans and two cents per can for use of the pressure cooker. Girls canning some of the beans raised in their victory gardens. 1943 June. (Photo: Howard R. Hollem)
Victory Gardens--for family and country. First step in preparing ground for a Victory Garden is to turn the soil. It is well to spade deeply and as early as possible, choosing a time when the soil is easily worked. 1943 Feb.-Mar. (Photo: Ann Rosener)
