Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-03-27 | Page 14 | FSA Gives Tips to Gardeners

FSA Gives Tips to Gardeners By ROBERT E. GEIGER People who have got the urge to do some gardening but who rent their homes or otherwise occupy them under circumstances that aren't secure, might take a tip from the farm security administration. adminis-tration. One of the requirements of F S A was that certain tenant-farmers should raise gardens to be eligible for FSA loans. rHINTrtl Often, tenants V had to move be- At fore their gar- aRvS5? dens matured rlsxl and thus they jHl ' lost the benefit," So tke FSA LA SERIES J Invented the portable garden. A substantial frame 18 Inches deep, about 30 feet long and five feet wide la constructed. The bottom is filled with tin cans or tile, for drainage. They are covered with about 12 Inches of super fertile soil. As many of these portables as are necessary may be constructed, but FSA experts say if the soil Is rich and planting Is done carefully, care-fully, one 20 by 5-foot frame will supply almost enough vegetables for a email farm family the year 'round. If it la necessary for a family to move, frames are loaded on a truck and carried to the new home even if the whole garden Is all ready for the harvest. Where space is limited, city gardeners have adapted the portable port-able plan to their needs. They set the frame on top of the garage or on the house if It has flat roof and raise their vegetables a-la-penthouse. Tomorrow: Growing a lawn. fBA g 'XV vMNoaa now TiiffS; (hv tks jfTjjr 1 NOs"?