Survey results of 1300 new vegetable gardeners show that despite the hard work and environmental challenges, 91 percent plan to keep on gardening.
In November I invited new veggie gardener to take part in asurveyconducted by George Weigel , a garden author for thePatriot - Newsin Harrisburg , Pennsylvania , and Penn State University Extension specialist Steve Bogash . Because it was such a challenging year for gardeners , George think many novel nurseryman would give up horticulture and he want to quiz his theory .
Of 1300 newfangled veggie gardener surveyed , 91 percent said they design to keep on gardening and 42 percent said they ’re going to expand their garden this season . Only 1 per centum reported they ’re giving up .
The survey also showed people were n’t growing vegetables just to save money .
“ I was surprised that saving money did n’t rank higher as a grounds for all the new veggie gardeners , ” George observed . “ It was actually the least of the eight reasons picked . That tells me this might be more than a faddy reaction to a speculative economy . ”
Gardeners said their top reasonableness for grow vegetable is because it ’s “ fun and rewarding in spite of the effort . ”
Other survey findings show the following :
But my favorite comment — and the one that I bear on to the most — make out from someone who said , “ I bid I ’d known that vegetables will break your nerve . ”
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People garden for many reasons, but the results of a new survey show most gardeners plant a vegetable garden because it’s fun and rewarding.Photo/Illustration: Jodi Torpey
