The Farmhouse Victory Garden Calendar for Boys & Girls Syllabus

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Enjoy the story of Davy, Prue, and the Chief Gardener and learn to create
a victory garden as a family with a book of tasks and war time gardening knowledge for every month of the year!

January (Book 1)

  • A LITTLE GARDEN CALENDAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE (1905)
    Story of Davy, Prue, and the Chief Gardener
    How to start a window garden
    Sprouting Seeds
  • GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS BY OLIVE HYDE FOSTER (1917)
    How to Start a Vegetable Garden 
    Vegetable Guide
    How to Start a Children's Garden Club
  • WAR GARDENS A POCKET GUIDE FOR HOME VEGETABLE GROWERS BY MONTAGUE FREE (1918)
    How to Start a Backyard or Vacant Lot Victory Garden
    How to Plan a Garden
  • MOTHER EARTH’S CHILDREN BY ELIZABETH GORDON WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY M.T. ROSS
    Vegetables & Fruits Characters of the Alphabet
  • THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING BY MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK AND MRS. PAYNTER (1909)
    Bonus Gardening Calendar

February (Book 2)

  •  A LITTLE GARDEN CALENDAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE (1905)
    How to Care for Sprouts Indoors
  • THE VEGETABLE GARDEN WHAT, WHEN, AND HOW TO PLANT (1912)
    How to Build a Hot Bed & Cold Frame
  • GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS BY OLIVE HYDE FOSTER (1917)
    What Plants to Start in February
  • WAR GARDENS A POCKET GUIDE FOR HOME VEGETABLE GROWERS BY MONTAGUE FREE (1918)
    How to Select the Right Garden Tools
  • MOTHER EARTH’S CHILDREN BY ELIZABETH GORDON WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY M.T. ROSS (1914)
    Vegetable & Fruit Children of the Alphabet
  • THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING BY MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK AND MRS. PAYNTER (1909)
    Bonus Calendar
  • PUBLISHER'S NOTE
    How to Find Your Hardiness Zone and Prepare or Planting

March (Book 3) 

  • A LITTLE GARDEN CALENDAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE (1905)
    Story and Gardening Knowledge
  • GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS BY OLIVE HYDE FOSTER (1917)
    What to Plant in March
    How to Plan a Flower Garden
  • GARDENING WITHOUT IRRIGATION: OR WITHOUT MUCH, ANYWAY BY STEVE SOLOMON
    How to be a Water-Wise Gardener
  • MOTHER EARTH’S CHILDREN BY ELIZABETH GORDON WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY M.T. ROSS (1914)
    Vegetable & Fruit Children of the Alphabet
  • THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING BY MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK AND MRS. PAYNTER (1909)
    Bonus Calendar

April (Book 4) 

  • A LITTLE GARDEN CALENDAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE (1905)
    Story and Gardening Knowledge
  • GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS BY OLIVE HYDE FOSTER (1917)
    What to Plant in April
  • WAR GARDENS A POCKET GUIDE FOR HOME VEGETABLE GROWERS BY MONTAGUE FREE (1918)
    How to Prep the Soil
  • GARDENING WITHOUT IRRIGATION: OR WITHOUT MUCH, ANYWAY BY STEVE SOLOMON
    How to be a Water Wise Gardener Year Around
  • MOTHER EARTH’S CHILDREN BY ELIZABETH GORDON WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY M.T. ROSS (1914)
    Vegetable & Fruit Children of the Alphabet
  • THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING BY MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK AND MRS. PAYNTER (1909)
    Bonus Calendar April

May (Book 5) 

  • A LITTLE GARDEN CALENDAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE (1905)
    Story and Gardening Knowledge
    Insects and Pests in the Garden
  • A-B-C OF VEGETABLE GARDENING BY EBEN E. REXFORD (1916)
    How to Plant the Garden
    How to Sow Seeds
  • GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS BY OLIVE HYDE FOSTER (1917)
    What to Plant in May
  • MOTHER EARTH’S CHILDREN BY ELIZABETH GORDON WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY M.T. ROSS (1914)
    Vegetable & Fruit Children of the Alphabet
  • THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING BY MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK AND MRS. PAYNTER (1909)
    Bonus Calendar May

June (Book 6) 

  • A LITTLE GARDEN CALENDAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE (1905)
    Story and Gardening Knowledge
  • A LITTLE PRESERVING BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL BY AMY L. WATERMAN (1920)
    How to Make and Preserve Strawberry Jam
  • WAR GARDENS A POCKET GUIDE FOR HOME VEGETABLE GROWERS BY MONTAGUE FREE (1918)
    What to Plant in June
    How to Thin & Hoe the Garden
  • MOTHER EARTH’S CHILDREN BY ELIZABETH GORDON WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY M.T. ROSS (1914)
    Vegetable & Fruit Children of the Alphabet
  • THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING BY MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK AND MRS. PAYNTER (1909)
    Bonus Calendar June
  • MOTHER NATURE’S TOY-SHOP BY LINA BEARD AND ADELIA B. BEARD (1918)
    How to Make Toys out of Vegetables
  • GARDENING WITHOUT IRRIGATION: OR WITHOUT MUCH, ANYWAY BY STEVE SOLOMON
    How to be a Water-Wise Gardener in the Summer

July (Book 7)

  • A LITTLE GARDEN CALENDAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE (1905)
    Story and Gardening Knowledge
  • GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS BY OLIVE HYDE FOSTER (1917)
    What to Plant in July
  • THE VEGETABLE GARDEN WHAT, WHEN, AND HOW TO PLANT (1912)
    How to Protect Your Plants
    How to Mulch
  • WAR GARDENS A POCKET GUIDE FOR HOME VEGETABLE GROWERS BY MONTAGUE FREE (1918)
    How to Stake & Tie Vegetables
  • A LITTLE PRESERVING BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL BY AMY L. WATERMAN (1920)
    How to Preserve July's Harvest
  • MOTHER NATURE’S TOY-SHOP BY LINA BEARD AND ADELIA B. BEARD (1918)
    How to Make Toys Out of a Radish
  • THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING BY MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK AND MRS. PAYNTER (1909)
    Bonus Calendar: July

August (Book 8) 

This book is annotated with excerpts from the following:

  • A LITTLE GARDEN CALENDAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE (1905)
    Story and Gardening Knowledge
  • WAR GARDENS A POCKET GUIDE FOR HOME VEGETABLE GROWERS BY MONTAGUE FREE (1918)
    How to Harvest & Store Your Produce
  • GARDENING WITHOUT IRRIGATION: OR WITHOUT MUCH, ANYWAY BY STEVE SOLOMON
    How to Start a Fall & Winter Garden
  • MOTHER EARTH’S CHILDREN BY ELIZABETH GORDON WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY M.T. ROSS (1914)
  • THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING BY MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK AND MRS. PAYNTER (1909)
    Bonus Calendar
  • A LITTLE PRESERVING BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL BY AMY L. WATERMAN (1920)
    How to Make Fruit Conserves & Spiced Fruit
  • FOODS THAT WILL WIN THE WAR AND HOW TO COOK THEM BY C. HOUSTON GOUDISS AND ALBERTA M. GOUDISS (1918)
    How to Save & Serve Food in War Times

September (Book 9) 

This book is annotated with excerpts from the following:

  • A LITTLE GARDEN CALENDAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE (1905)
    Story and Gardening Knowledge
  • GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS BY OLIVE HYDE FOSTER (1917)
    How to Arrange Flowers
  • THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING BY MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK AND MRS. PAYNTER (1909)
    Bonus Calendar: September
  • A LITTLE PRESERVING BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL BY AMY L. WATERMAN (1920)
    How to Can Your Harvest
  • THE VEGETABLE GARDEN WHAT, WHEN, AND HOW TO PLANT (1912)
    How to Store Your Harvest
  • FOODS THAT WILL WIN THE WAR AND HOW TO COOK THEM BY C. HOUSTON GOUDISS AND ALBERTA M. GOUDISS (1918)
    How to Save & Serve Sugar in War Times
  • MOTHER EARTH’S CHILDREN BY ELIZABETH GORDON WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY M.T. ROSS (1914)

October (Book 10) 

This book is annotated with excerpts from the following:

  • A LITTLE GARDEN CALENDAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE (1905)
    Story and Gardening Knowledge
  • GARDENING WITHOUT IRRIGATION: OR WITHOUT MUCH ANYWAY BY STEVE SOLOMON
    How to Plant a Fall & Winter Garden Cont.
  • MOTHER EARTH’S CHILDREN BY ELIZABETH GORDON WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY M.T. ROSS (1914)
    Produce Poems & Illustrations
  • THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING BY MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK AND MRS. PAYNTER (1909)
    Bonus Calendar
  • A LITTLE PRESERVING BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL BY AMY L. WATERMAN (1920)
    How to Make & Preserve Tomato Products
    How to Preserve & Can Continued
  • MOTHER NATURE’S TOY-SHOP BY LINA BEARD AND ADELIA B. BEARD (1918)
    How to Make Toys out of Grape Leaves and a Log Cabin out of Corn
  • THE VEGETABLE GARDEN WHAT, WHEN, AND HOW TO PLANT (1912)
    What to Plant in October
  • FOODS THAT WILL WIN THE WAR AND HOW TO COOK THEM BY C. HOUSTON GOUDISS AND ALBERTA M. GOUDISS (1918)
    How to Save & Serve Fats in War Times

November (Book 11) 

This book is annotated with excerpts from the following:

  • A LITTLE GARDEN CALENDAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE (1905)
    Story and Gardening Knowledge
  • GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS BY OLIVE HYDE FOSTER (1917)
  • MOTHER EARTH’S CHILDREN BY ELIZABETH GORDON WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY M.T. ROSS (1914)
    Produce Poems & Illustrations
  • THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING BY MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK AND MRS. PAYNTER (1909)
    Bonus Calendar
  • THE VEGETABLE GARDEN WHAT, WHEN, AND HOW TO PLANT (1912)
    What to Plant in November
    How to Plow & Cultivate
  • THANKSGIVING: STORIES & LESSONS FOR LITTLE ONES BY FARMHOUSE BOOK CO. (2021)
    A Thanksgiving Story
  • THE FUN OF COOKING A STORY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY CAROLINE FRENCH BENTON (1915)
    Thanksgiving Recipes to Make with Your Harvest

December (Book 12)

This book is annotated with excerpts from the following:

  • A LITTLE GARDEN CALENDAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE (1905)
    Story and Gardening Knowledge
  • THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING BY MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK AND MRS. PAYNTER (1909)
    Bonus Calendar
  • THE VEGETABLE GARDEN WHAT, WHEN, AND HOW TO PLANT (1912)
    Closing Thoughts & Tips on Gardening
  • CHRISTMAS: STORIES & LESSONS FOR LITTLE ONES BY FARMHOUSE BOOK CO. (2021)
    A Christmas Story
  • THE FUN OF COOKING A STORY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY CAROLINE FRENCH BENTON (1915)
    Christmas Recipes to Make With Your Harvest

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