Welcome toThe Gardener’s Rake “Victory and Community Garden2008 spring contest.”

There are actually two contests and they are very simple to participate in. The reason for these contests is to encourage

Victory Gardens

and hopefully see more

CommunityGardens

set up in towns and cities.During the contest check in regularly to see information on both gardens which will tellyou how to set one up, a little about the their history and why they are important.The contest will run for two weeks starting Monday February 4 and finish MondayFebruary 18. Rules are listed below. The contest is open to any country where I can sendseeds through the mail.

Contest # 1 – Victory Garden Contest

Please submit a gardening tip

. It can be for anything related to gardening from takingcare of tools to planting tips for indoor or outdoor plants. The only thing is that there area lot of gardening tips so I suggest taking time and find a tip that you have either usedyourself or research for a unique tip.

Send your submissions to

: victorycontest@thegardenersrake.comInclude your name and an email address. The email address will be verified for accuracy.If you win you will also need to send me your mailing address. All information is keptconfidential.