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	A Y2K Victory Garden? By Declan McCullagh January 7, 1999 Time to dust off those musty copies of Little House on the Prairie your mother has in the basement? Perhaps. For those Y2Kers who fear an atechnological future, Wilder's gardening tips may come in handy. At least that's what Adrienne Cook predicts in the Washington Post. "As we prepare for Y2K, storing water, beans and candles in the basement may be accompanied by a similar effort outdoors for a long-producing harvest that provides fresh food, food for storage and seeds for the year 2000 garden," she wrote on January 7. Cook offers matter-of-fact gardening and canning tips inspired by WWII Victory Gardens: This fall, plant a garden of turnips, carrots and potatoes. She prefers non-hybrid seeds, already a near-religion in Y2K circles. (Seeds from hybrid plants may not germinate.) As early as November 1998, suppliers had reported a sharp upsurge in demand. She concludes: "Basic wise practices become even more necessary, such as stockpiling mulch to cover unplanted ground and suffocate competing weeds. Policing for bugs and using preventive measures will be important too. All this will require more time in the garden. That in itself isn't a bad thing, especially if it removes you from a world looking to the sky and anticipating its collapse."		FEATURES Book Reviews Y2K already has spawned its own genre. We tell you what books are worth buying. Chip 'n Little Cartoons Chip 'n Little goes on TV Chip 'n Little visits John Koskinen Chip 'n Little saves the world Warning: This cartoon has been called "foolish and tasteless." Y2K from A to Z Y2K Haiku Traditionalists may be shocked. Mad Cow Culture What does Y2K have in common with today's Mad Cow Culture? Answer: Everything. Declan McCullagh's Y2K articles Psychology of Y2K LATEST NEWS As of December 31, 1999 Get Your T-Shirt Quick Bill Gates Does Y2K Reader Feedback A Sarcastic Calendar Cooking After the Apocalypse A Real Y2K Disaster Hitchhiker's Guide Meets Y2K