Pamphlet: How To Grow Vegetables

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    Across the city citizens and non-citizens alike would find the following pamphlet pinned to notice boards and other areas. It's slightly earthy appearance marking it apart from the delicate essays and other notices.
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    To the people of Regalia. It is easy now, with war upon us and many stripped of citizenship, to see times as dark. Yet it is the duty of all to follow the Great Way and support this Empire in any way we can. To the non-Ailor, among us, we all must prove ourselves worthy of the Great Way, but do not despair with recent events. The Spirit has not abandoned you, and you must hope and toil for a better future for all Aloria. This is why we now invite the common man to, when they can, do their part for Regalia by growing crops in their own home. Famine follows war, and as our warriors risk their blood defending the north we must do what we can to keep them fed and healthy. The Society of Natural Preservation is determined that we can all achieve the Great Way through our aid, and with this guide perhaps we can do some good.

    The Preservation Society has prepared this useful instructional pamphlet on how to tend to your own crops. For anyone with a small patch of land, or even a balcony or some place to grow, we encourage you to take the opportunity to try your hand at gardening. Members of the Preservation Society will offer a hand of seeds when they can, or you can head to the Crown Apothecary to receive a similar handful, courtesy of the Preservation Society. Spirit bless, and happy growing.


    How to grow potatoes:
    1. Choose soft, healthy soil for potatoes. If you can add leaves, hay, old manure or compost to improve the crop.
    2. Dig straight, shallow, trenches two or three feet apart.
    3. Plant the potatoes twelve inches apart and cover with three inches of soil
    4. Water frequently, but do not overwater. Potatoes don’t drink much.
    5. When the shoots reach ten to twelve inches tall, take a shovel and scoop soil from between the rows. Use that soil to build a mound around the plants, burying the stem halfway.
    6. Repeat as needed for the ten weeks that the plants shall grow, always keeping the potatoes covered.

    How to grow tomatoes:

    1. Find well drained soil that has plenty of sun. Tomatoes love warm areas.
    2. Dig that soil about a spades length deep, adding compost or manure. If your soil is particularly inhospitable, or your tomatoes are going brown and squishy, try adding some lime.
    3. Plant a wooden stake in the ground. This will support the tomato as it grows.
    4. Tomatoes take about ten to fourteen weeks to grow. Keep the soil well-watered during this time, although never to the point of it being soggy mud. Try to water at the beginning or end of the day, to stop the water drying up.

    How to grow radishes:
    1. As with the others, manure or compost is preferred for radishes. Remove any rocks from the soil, so they don’t get in the way of the roots. They will also need a lot of sun.
    2. Radishes only need to be planted about half an inch into the soil, two inches apart. Each row of radishes should be about a foot apart.
    3. Water regularly, but as with above do not overwater. You want nice moist soil, not slush.
    4. Radishes are some of the easiest and fastest plants to grow. If they are watered frequently it will only take a month until they are ready to harvest.

    How to grow lettuce:
    1. As with the others, add old manure or compost to improve the soil. Also, try tilling the soil by turning it over with a shovel, this will improve the chances of a successful crop.
    2. Don’t plant your lettuce seeds to deep, only half an inch or less. Plant each crop eight inches apart, and place the rows of crops a foot from each other.
    3. As soon as you’ve planted your lettuce give them a good watering.
    4. About three weeks after planting you might want to add more compost or manure. Lettuce needs more than most.
    5. Water regularly, as with the others. The soil should be damp, but not mush. An indicator of when lettuce needs to be watered is when the leaves begin to wilt. Make sure you keep it happy when this happens.
    6. Harvest the lettuce seven to eight weeks after planting it.

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