Growing in the UK

Posted by on Sep 16, 2011 in Featured, Gardens | 158 comments

Our sponsor, dish2u, is a provider of satellite television packages that will open a world of channels into your household, letting you learn even more about gardening from around the world.  Today, we’ll be looking at some grow at home statistics from the United Kingdom showing trends in home vegetable gardening over the past few years.  Home gardening has truly taken off worldwide.  Like a classic and well-loved item of clothing, it seems to go out of style every now and then, only to make a meteoric comeback later on. One possible reason for the recent resurgence of home gardening might be the impact of the global economic recession, particularly in parts of Europe and in the United States.  Something about these conditions appears to drive a certain survival mentality that includes, yes, growing your own food — at least, in some small part.  Here is a look at how it’s been going in the UK.  Click the image to see the full sized graphic, and enjoy!