Planning is perhaps one of the most important aspects of gardening. Whether your planning a veggie garden or the landscaping around your house, it all starts with a plan. A good place to start is with a manual. In 1943, the founder of the National Garden Bureau, James H. Burdett, published The Victory Garden Manual. In this episode of the podcast, we meet Diane Blazek, Executive Director of NGB.

To help you be a little more self-sufficient this season, we’re going to be covering a crash course in gardening here on the podcast. All you’ll need are minimal tools and a patch of land to get started. We’re going to go old school with a Victory Garden.