Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07
HOME GARDENERS i E[[
| OF THEIR SEASONS WORK
ianS Amateurs Meet With Unex-
h pected Success In Land Not
/ Before Cultivated.
FoosHE REVIEWS EFFORTS
some Have Put Money In Bank and
others Have Supported Families
From Produce OF, WelI-Worked
Back Yards. E

The ihnc showing OF garden produce
at the American National Bank Fri
day was a lifting demonstration Of
!isuccess In home gardening In tho city
OF Richmond as carried Oh by the Cen
itral Garden Committee" said j. Frank
fooshe. who directed this work the
past season But more than that. it
was the story Of personal achievements
over great odds In many Instances: 30
much 50 that some OF these experiences
should how be given. not only az II tes-
tinonial TO the good work Of these in
diHidualS In carrying OH their own or
community work. but also as "A stimu-
lus for better gardening another year.
First Of all comes the work OF the
dozen Jewish boys from the Neighbour
hood Home, and the forty-three little
lots OF the Social Settlement Workers
on Ashland Street. The former was un-
der the direction OF Sol Bloomberg.
who proved himself u big brother to
these boys whose hard work attract
ed thp attention OF all in the neigh
borhobd OF their garden. The guiding
hand In enabling 30 many homes to
have fresh vegetables on their tables in
the Ashland Street section was Mrs. w.
ID. P%nnypacker. whose personal sac
rlflce and own hard labors would make
a story Of devotion to a cause worthy
AMATEURS TAKE PRIZES
IN NEWLY WORKED LAND
1T Is = rather striking feature that
IN several instances the gardens that
won were not only on land that has
not been worked for several years. but
were those OF amateurs This is even
true Of the grand sweepstakes prize
garden Of l.. T. Stansbury. whose plot
was one that an experienced gardener
would have we'll nigh RETAINED from
trying the first year. even by daylight.
But he went to II with AN electric
light as his guiding star for most OF the
time and had results far beyond his
expectations. His wife, too. was united
In this effort at raising their own food
supply at home. az IL shown by her
having won the second prize for the
best collection of vegetables The same
Is true OF the garden Of Mrs. G.. y.
Hundley. EOS South Cherry, Il small
backyard OF less than 1000 square feet
and with several large trees near to II.
But at no time did this little plot fall
20 show the results OF Systematic plan.
ming and intelligent cultivation. And
while there were no products shown
from 1t during the fair. yet from II
there was sold this week two bushels of
tomatoes from OF little plot Of less
than 100 square feet. Experienced
gardeners would have told her that
tomatoes would prove failure. II
planted only fifteen inches apart each
way, but she did and produced off this
small square what is nothing less than
record.breaking yield.
The second winner on one OF these
small gardens was Mrs. l.. II. Stratton
whose garden at a21s Beverly Street.
in her back yard. would probably show
the largest yield OF any IN The city
per square foot. having led their
amilY throughout the summer, and
now having about twenty vegetables
growing in IL. Even 4. l.. Smith, 5l2
Fourth Avenue. though with past ex.
peyience In gardening. made his won