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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1944
Page
27
The article urges readers to prepare garden plans as spring opens Tuesday. It highlights past success of victory gardens, notes war demands on food, and details local Cedar Rapids efforts to expand plots, with officials named and early plowing planned. It encourages mixing edible crops with flowers and outlines practical steps for planting and canning.
The strawberry is the top American small fruit grown across states Canada and Alaska. Plant in cool moist early spring soil prepared 2 3 weeks before. Use bonemeal, manure and fertilizer, water and mulch for best next year yield. Nursery plants preferred for uniform roots and true to name. Keep soil dry enough to work before planting and space rows properly.
The Chicago and North Western Railway extends its free garden space policy for employees across nine states for 1944. CEO R L Williams announced the program to 32 000 employees and officers, including the Cedar Rapids Iowa division. The agricultural department will assist in promoting victory garden efforts, stressing vegetables need at least six hours of sunshine daily.
Companion planting guides sow quick maturing crops such as peas radish carrot beet lettuce and spinach between slow growing crops like corn cabbage celery potato and asparagus. Early harvests free space for longer season crops with alternating rows of tomatoes or late cabbage and lettuce radish or early carrots. Spinach and beets greens plant beside lima and green beans. Onion sets because they
Early planted companions help maximize space in long season gardens. Set late cabbage between pea rows ready by July Fourth. Peas pair with corn and bush squash. winter squash and pumpkins with corn. The aim is full space use for continuous harvest. Plan before sowing and space properly. Corn rows 30 inches apart and tomatoes 36 inches apart with companions in between.
Collins Radio announces five acres of garden plots adjacent to its Cedar Rapids plant for employee use at no charge. The effort aims to provide vegetables to workers, with garden tools to be kept clean and sharp. Emery cloth or steel wool advised for polishing metal parts after use.
Prune grapes now by selecting four near-root canes for fruiting, in a long cane and spur renewal system. Tie to the trellis, then cut four to six other near-root canes to two buds for 1945 fruiting. Remove the rest. Iowa varieties favored include Concord Fredonia Worden Moore Early Beta Coco Lucile Niagara Diamond. Purchase good grade year-old plants and plant in early spring.
A gardening tip explains that sowing beans every ten days yields a steady harvest from early season until frost. The method spreads planting across the growing period, reducing risk of a single failure and providing ongoing supply for the kitchen.
The guidance recommends heavy applications of water once or twice weekly during hot dry periods and emphasizes controlling garden pests to protect plant health. This compact instruction highlights practical steps for sustaining garden vitality under heat stress.
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