Lowes and Home Depot, two national home improvement retail chains, both recently reported that their June quarterly sales included good demand for garden products, mulches, seed and tiller sales as consumers planted more home gardens.
On a local level, per an article in the New York Times, The Natural Gardener, an organic gardening retail business in Austin, TX., recently reported that their sales of vegetable plants increased five times over the levels of previous years. Further, the company installed bleachers and a PA system to accommodate the large groups of people showing up for gardening classes. The Natural Gardener's President stated that the increased interest in gardening stemmed from concerns about the environment and food safety and a desire to save on food costs. These three reasons matched the results stated in the National Gardening Association's report on why home gardening was up 19% in 2009.
Make the most of the vegetables produced from your home garden. Give away, sell or use a food dehydrator to make the most of the garden harvest. Make sure to properly store dried vegetables by allowing them to cool after removing them from the food dehydrator, placing them in an airtight container and placing the container in a cool, dry area.
Here is one home gardener's dehydrating efforts.
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