Show 4 H CARDENS AGAIN ARE IMPORTANT Just as Essential This Year as During War Period Say Federal Fed Fed- u q eral oral Specialists 1 MUST PRODUCE MORE FOOD Several Hardy Crops Will Withstand Considerable Frost and Should Be Planted Early Make Early Make PlantIngs Plantings Plantings Plant Plant- ings at Short Intervals Prepared by tho United States Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of ot Agriculture Gardens are going to be ju jua ns as Important Im Im- the coming year jear as during the war period United States department o or oZ agriculture specialists declare High food costs costs they say are likely to r remain maln until more to e eat t Is grown own and distributed Farm arm gardens village village vil- vil lage gardens and city k yard ard gardens gardens gardens gar gar- dens alt all will help Food produced In Inthe Inthe the garden not only helps balance the family budget but releases that at grown v on farms for tor the use use of of people people who are entirely dependent upon others With the lengthening of the days It will not be long until land can be worked and such hardy crops as peas onions anions lettuce radishes and beets planted especially throughput the lower lower lower low low- er Gulf Coast region The average date of the last killing frost of the winter In this section is not later than March 15 This zone includes the southern portion of South Carolina the southern half of Georgia Alabama and tind Mississippi almost the whole of Louisiana and all aU southeastern stern Texas Several of f the more more i hardy garden gardn crops including those mentioned above will withstand nd considerable frost and may be planted at least leasta a month before the average date for forthe forthe forthe the last frost Take a Chance on Early Planting Irish potatoes are easily Injured by freezing but they require about a month to come up and may be planted at about the same time as lettuce and radishes It pays to take a chance on the early planting of certain of f the themore mor more hardy garden vegetables If they are killed or severely Injured they may be replanted replanted-j A good method method method meth meth- od is to make about three plantings s at nt intervals of two weeks and if the first planting is killed the later ones yav Lx When the Right Time Comes Let the Girls Be De Shown How to Plant and Care for the Beds take Its place if It not killed early vegetables vegetables vegetables will be produced and the second second second sec sec- ond and third plantings provide a continuous supply Keeping up the gardening Interest throughout the season is just as im Im- Important important as making an early early start About the time the more hardy vegetables vegetables vege vege- tables are are PI planted n d In tike the garden the seeds of tomato eggplant and peppers peppers peppers pep pep- pers should be started in a window windo box Indoors By Dy the time the ground and the air are warm these plants will willbe be of good size and ready to set Inthe in inthe inthe the garden In the meantime a few frostproof or of 9 hardy cabbage plants may be set out Next will come Orne the planting of snap or string beans Then follows the planting of Lima beans summer squashes melons of all kinds and other of the more tender vege vege- tables Remember the Greens Too And dont don't forget the greens We all need more greens in our diet Spinach kale and turnips will keep you supplied supplied supplied sup sup- plied with greens during the late fall falland falland falland and early winter but you should have havea a bed of spinach planted now In tho Gulf Coast region for early spring greens Early turnips and beets are excellent for use as greens and later you rou can have delicious Swiss chard withstands heat and makes satisfactory summer greens The main point in getting the most out of your jour our garden Is to begin early and keep going throughout the entire season making snaking every foot of land produce to the limit |