Victory Gardens--for family and country. Guiding hand behind the establishment of many West coast Victory Gardens, Professor Harry Nelson of San Francisco's Junior College still finds time to give his ten-year-old daughter Pat (left) and her Girl Scout friends some pointers in transplanting young ve

Victory Gardens. Professor Harry Nelson of San Fransico gives his daughter and her Girl Scout friends some pointers in transplanting young vegetables.

Victory Gardens--for family and country. Hopscotch has been supplanted by a new and serious game for these Girl Scouts--it's called Plant the Victory Garden. Like thousands of other school-age youngsters, Pat Nelson, Doris Laclair and Barbara Redford, all of San Francisco, are enthusiastic participa

Victory Gardens--for family and country. Frequent watering of the Victory Garden is necessary during the early stages of growth. The soil should be well watered and watering should not be done during strong sunshine

Victory Gardens--for family and country. Sunday morning in many U.S. communities finds all the neighbors getting together for a good workout at the community Victory Garden. Through cooperation of local organizations, thousands of vacant lots in thousands of cities are being transformed into fruitfu

Victory Gardens--for family and country. These Victory Gardeners are transferring good top soil to improve the fertility of their garden. Like all good gardeners, they realize the importance of keeping the soil productive

America's youngsters will take a hand in feeding the family this year.

Victory Gardens--for family and country. First step in preparing ground for a Victory Garden is to turn the soil. It is well to spade deeply and as early as possible, choosing a time when the soil is easily worked

Victory Gardens--for family and country. Young and old, everybody is Victory Gardening this spring, and there'll soon be hardly a backyard that's not under cultivation. Prior to planting, this gardener is raking the soil to pulverize and prepare it for seed