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April.08

Favourite Garden Vegetables highlighted by GrowVeg.com

GrowVeg.com - the innovative garden planning website for growing your own fruit and vegetables - has announced their list of top vegetables being grown in gardens and allotments in the UK this year.  Based on plans produced by over 1,600 UK gardeners some interesting trends have emerged.

Beans beat the usual contenders of peas and potatoes to the top spot with 85% of gardeners planning to include them in their vegetable plots.  Peas were next in line with 70% of gardeners choosing them, followed closely by carrots at 68%.  Carrots are particularly surprising given the difficulties in growing them on heavier clay-based soils and in adequately protecting them from pests such as carrot fly.

Traditional favourite Potatoes came in at only fourth place, being grown in 67% of gardens, closely followed by onions. A surprising 50% of gardeners plan to include beetroot, rapidly growing in popularity due to its proven health benefits and status as a ‘superfood.’  It is also remarkably easy to grow and is rarely affected by common garden pests.

The top ten vegetables in UK gardeners’ plans produced using the GrowVeg.com Garden Planning Tool are:

Beans - 85%; Peas - 70%; Carrot - 68; Potatoes - 67%;

Onion - 64%; Beetroot - 50%; Leek - 49%; Parsnip - 47%;

Courgette - 46%; Garlic - 46%.

More and more people are including fruit and vegetables in their gardens as they experience the superior taste and health benefits of home grown food.

UK-based website GrowVeg.com, which launched five months ago, was developed to make planning a vegetable plot as simple as dragging-and-dropping vegetable symbols onto a plan.  The website features a unique system showing which crops benefit from being grouped together and how to space them, allowing personalised plans to be produced in minutes. 

Log onto: www.GrowVeg.com for more information.

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