Dig For Victory
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- During the Second World War, getting the most from your little plot of land was crucial. This film, produced by the Ministry of Agriculture in 1941, explains how to prepare an area of ground for growing your veg, and shows why not having space is simply no excuse.
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i have been growing my own fruit and veg for 48 yrs now,
i don't grow for money saving, never have, i grow for the pleasure, but most of all, for the taste
I'm a gardener. This film is a thing of beauty.
This is what we should all be doing still to feed everyone on this planet. We seem to have gone backward on food production.
Make me want to get out there and do some gardening right now, or some harvesting! Very persuasive film. Edu-ganda for a good cause. I wish we had more things in media these days that inspired people to be the best they are capable of being, and encouragement,education on how to do the best you can with what you've got and to be proud of the work for yourself and in the wider community.Inviting, and encompassing through experiences and efforts. Pulling together, instead of pulling away, each to do"their own thing", as is often the case these days. Lots of emphasis on the individual wants, but not the same pressure to be part of a greater group that works together for the betterment of all involved and the larger community, thereby enriching and encouraging individuals to feel part of something bigger than just themselves, and making their communities just that much better to be a part of...etc.
I used to tell my kids that they couldn't have any ice cream if they didn't eat all their cookies. I grew up eating whatever was on the table and many a night was left to sit staring at a pile of nasty peas that I wouldn't eat on pain of death. I've never wasted food but firmly believe that food must be somewhat palatable. Those peas rightfully went into the compost and I learned how to serve delicious peas.
Edu-ganda that’s a really interesting way to say it. It’s so obvious that it’s propaganda, but it’s the useful kind. In 2020 because of the panic buying, there was a victory garden revival.
Thank you for the upload. It was nice to see the encouragement the government gave. WWII gardeners and farmers in my opinion are the unsung heroes of the war. I admire Victory gardeners, especially the British for the demand they went through. For anyone that is interested I suggest "The Wartime Garden" with Ruth Mott and "The Wartime Farm" on CZcams. It makes you really admire that generation.
Thanks for the recommendations!
Both excellent shows.
I started watching these docs in order Tues. or Wed and here it is Thurs 5-31-18. I grew up not wasting food. Food is sacred to me. If I ate everything on my plate I got dessert. If not NO dessert and NO whining. Both ma and pa had it worse than me growing up during WWII. No picky eater either. Put it in front of me I'll eat all of it. If I don't like it I eat that 1st. WNWN
@@howardfortyfive9676 I’m trying to not be so picky. And you’re right. Eat the stuff you don’t like first. lol
I’m trying not to be so picky. But you’re right, ear the stuff you don’t like first. lol
Anyone else finding that their post, didn’t actually post?
this is my homeschooling and I enjoy it
Same
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Thanks for this video. Been checking on Victory gardens done in the U.S. and now checking on how other countries did it.
I grew up with everything being homegrown, so much tastier than store bought.
Great piece of film and history, thanks for sharing and keeping history alive.
An absolutely brilliant clip. I'm an allotment holder and love growing my own!
Love WWII how to videos. Keep it up.
England was starving with all the cargo ships being sunk. This helped a lot.
Great historical resource! Didn’t quite show what people digging in wetter, clay soil had in store for them but I’m sure they soon found that out.
My husband had the green thumb. I used to can & freeze so much years ago. It was nothing to can 100 plus quarts of tomatoes alone, never mind all the other fruits & vegetables. It was alot of work but, a real satisfaction in seeing it all lined up on shelves.
we really need to start doing this again
The health during wartime was much better than it is now in modern times.
Increíble el trabajo y la organización de todos para salir adelante.
Abrazos.
Great video !!! Thanks for sharing!!!!
I learned gardening from my grandparents and parents who lived through this time. With my own kids i delighted in them pinching peas, carrots etc. out of the garden never knowing that was the plan.
I love this idea!
Wonderful!
Thank you, I'll remember those tips.😉👍
I have subscribed!
Hoping for more.👏💐🍎🍇🍅🍄🍋🍓🍒🍐👋
Moira
From England.
Love it!!😀
With love from Estonia.
Very interesting!
Thank you
I also started putting in a food forest a few years ago.
Inspirational.
"Keep yer spade clean"!
Relevant now! (This is not a Harry Enfield spoof!)
it is fun .-.
In alternate universe, dig for Revolution.
nice
Wondering whether this video is in the public domain? I am trying to make a documentary with my grandma from my perspective as being an activist against the climate crisis, compared to the much more careful attitudes of her generation. Thank you(:
Old vidio but good advice and they used basic tools grate vidios
We will need to apply this again to achieve food security in the country.
What did he say at 0:38? Sounds like "thousands of people have discovered that a ten-rut plot ... " I know he didn't say ten-rut, but I can't figure out what he said.
I think it's a ten "rod" plot - about 50 metres square : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_(unit).
Marialla if you put the subtitles on then you can read that he said a ten rod plot.
"the equivalent of 250 square metres or about the size of a doubles tennis court."
Like it
Where did all the seeds come from for these gardens; did they set aside gardens for seed production, too? I know Americans sent over seeds but Britian couldn't use quite a bit of them because of the obviously different region.
Yes, good Americans did send a lot of seeds to us in Britain during the war. But no, it's a fallacy that they sent seeds that wouldn't grow here, that's ridiculous. The men who ran the seed companies knew exactly the climate of England, the problem was the fact that the season was too short for some variety of veg to mature. If the season just had a bit a little bit longer, then most of the seeds would have worked fine. But in any event, they did send a lot of seeds over that did work. So don't believe everything that you read. Without the Americans we would have been in big trouble.
If the US sent seed, they knew what kinds to send. Hell, here in the US I know what kind to buy & what will grow where I live( the northern sector,near the Canadian border). There are different varieties that are formulated for different climates even if they are of same species.
Can anyone please help me on this subject? I read on some websites that the recommendation to grow vegetables on one's own came out in October 1939. But then I read that happened in January 1940. Which one is true, and how did it take place? I have been actively looking for an answer everywhere but none is clear enough. I'd appreciate a serious response most greatly, it is truly of high importance! Thank you all.
@@snow2555 it took that period for people to get plots so advice was only given from the January.
Good this for you then
Am I the only one doing this for school work?
hazza - i’m doing it too- lol
No, you are not. I am doing it too :)
Does anyone know the name of the tool used here to clean the garden spade at 2:33?
Hes using a paint scraper
@@Lucario89187 Thanks!
Where I worked, as a junior gardener, the old boys called it a wooden policeman!
@Beaguins
The tool is called a 'man': a paddle-shaped hardwood scraper, about half inch (12.7mm) thick, with a bevelled edge and is used to scrape soil from garden tools.
You can see a description and illustration on using a 'man' in John Seymour's "The Self-sufficient Gardener" (page 246). It's also mentioned in David A. Bainbridge's "A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration", where he states: "A wooden scraper, called a man, or a plastic putty knife should be used to scrape off mud and dirt after a day in the field," (page 113).
Hope this helps. xx
@@Lucario89187 No, that's misinformation. A paint scraper has a thin metal edge. The tool in the video is called a 'man': a paddle-shaped hardwood scraper, about half inch (12.7mm) thick, with a bevelled edge and is used to scrape soil from garden tools.
You can see a description and illustration on using a 'man' in John Seymour's "The Self-sufficient Gardener" (page 246). It's also mentioned in David A. Bainbridge's "A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration", where he states: "A wooden scraper, called a man, or a plastic putty knife should be used to scrape off mud and dirt after a day in the field," (page 113).
Hope this helps. xx
Do a little, do it often.
"The exciting time comes when the first seeds must be planted" Rubbish mate! It's fun long after the dinner's grown, picked, and cooked - It's fun when it's ready to eat on the table!
Oh yes. 🙂
these folks had better lives
I am
It's funny they went through all that work to tread the dirt smooth and then they raked it up 😆 .
I wish we could just take any spot.of diet and just plant crops but it's not my land it's the government's wasted land , and the powers that be now don't encourage you to plant your own now.
Once you've dug it and turned it over then tread over it, when you get to rake it over you get a much finer tilth, free of big lumps which seedlings don't like.
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I fear a lot of people would rather wait in the que...
You mean queue.
@@pussypostlethwaitsaeronaut8503 which one is shorter?
don't want a political discussion, but as an American, our current president scares the cr*p out of me. Makes me think I may need to know victory garden-type info., whether I want to or not. ( I've actually watched many videos about getting through ww2 for a few years, but it was out of interest, not because I thought I might actually need it)
+Wendy Eames *it's WWII or World War II you nitwit.* Good I'm glad President Trump scares you. Frankly the thought of Hitlary as prez scared me. But the Wicked Witch is on her lips. Ha ha ha ha ha.
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