European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 11 the stars and stripes april come Spring and the spirit of growth stirs in the breast of Man and in the just As Back on that Homeland Man and Here and there a woman rises and lustily sounds the Vernal Call of the springtime by Harvey state correspondent those last six words have caused the downfall of Many an otherwise Normal nevertheless they Are being heard throughout the so we May As Well get on with today lesson in the Manly Art of backyard gardening and some Pitfalls to avoid one of the first mistakes the Amateur Gardener makes is to plan and Plant too even though you have some available ground around your place remember you Are just seeking some fresh vegetables to your possibly some for and not to disrupt the German just because you happen to have a two ounce package of Carrot do not go ahead try to Plant it a Teaspoon of Carrot seed spread thinly Over one 25foot Row will keep you Busy eating carrots for Many a Best practice is to Plant at two week intervals to those tender carrots coming along throughout the sea it is surprising How quickly carrots grow old and toughs the same thing is True of for the average 25 feet of planted in three will give plenty of beets for Home use and for sow for each beet seed is really a capsule holding several to get Good beets or carrots you will have to thin them that is where you get beet peas need Early the earlier the and Here is a not Plant peas singly in dig a shallow Trench the Width of your scatter the seed rather thickly cover it with an Inch of the vines will form a matted Row through which the Sun cannot penetrate to dry out the and Spring moisture is the secret of succulent Garden from or if you can get from should go in right the Only wion seed Ivl see at pm is Long White is just what it of the editorial staff of the stars and is National Vic president of the mens Garden clubs of America and a member of the american horticultural he has written extensively for stateside horticultural Maga he comes from those delectable Green but Plant this seed expecting to get shaped the easiest Way to get big is to buy onions which grown from seeds a year tomatoes Are Best obtained Over her buying plants a Little later from somel1 you can Start seed now and sex have plants in time for the arrival of you have a Green hot the Green thumb necessary to grow the Kitchen two dozen Well will Supply the average hot few europeans Arek familiar with so far As i have been Able to7i there is no reason for not having a of the pm is Selling old reliable Golden Bank if you made up your some backyard gardening this but keep it within especially to do the Job a Good Small is better than a big Garden poorly handle temperature and moisture Are of the elements you need to watch if you want your easter House plants to if your is too warm or too House plants will not unless you can get a Range of from 70 degrees in the daytime to 60 degrees at Bloom ing plants wont last and remember that direct sunlight will be fatal to greenhouse grown if you cant keep the temperature wed suggest foliage plants which will survive under variable con moisture is a primary plants in earthen pots should be so the water goes Over the top of the As tends to dry out dont do it with Ftp african violets of other plants with Crown which will rot if s you can assure Good humidity by placing a billed the keep the pan it with fresh i j c