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“Hi, Mr. Shultz! How did that plant vitamin work on your garden?” Al Johns June 29, 1957
“I had phenomenal luck with my garden this year. Not a thing came up.” Bill Yates June 19, 1954
“First, I spaded the ground, turning under the compost. Then I added nitrogen fertilizer and raked a smooth seedbed. Then I carefully planted them one foot apart and one and a half inches deep, and that’s the last I ever saw of the darned things!” Walt Wetterberg June 8, 1957
“What has big flowers, grows anyplace, and requires no care whatsoever?” John Gallagher May 14, 1955
“Really? And I was just coming over to your house.” Jerry Marcus April 28, 1956
“It’s not a very big garden but we try to get the most out of it.” Scott Taber March 24, 1956
Herb Middlecamp August 18, 1951
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I love them all Post editors, but still have my favorite. It’s #4 by John Gallagher. This couple has gone to a Nursery looking for weeds! Maybe it’s my imagination, but the far left plant seems to have eyes expressing shock at the husband’s most disrespectful request.
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I love them all Post editors, but still have my favorite. It’s #4 by John Gallagher. This couple has gone to a Nursery looking for weeds! Maybe it’s my imagination, but the far left plant seems to have eyes expressing shock at the husband’s most disrespectful request.