Official SS Poll: What is your primary reason for gardening?

[SS Project Manager]

We are curious to learn more about the diverse motivations behind why people cultivate their green spaces. Gardening offers a multitude of benefits, from fostering a deeper connection with nature to providing fresh, homegrown produce.

In this poll, we're asking: What is your primary reason for gardening? Your choice helps us understand the varied inspirations that drive individuals to pick up a shovel, plant some seeds, and watch their gardens flourish.

 

[Hinotori]

I like to garden. Some of the varieties I grow can only be gotten if you grow it yourself.

Some herbs like lemon verbena are best fresh for tea. It's hard to even find it dried in the store

 

[Mini Horses]

I use no chemicals in my veg garden. Food supplies today are full of chem that are not good for us. It is one major reason for many health issues we see in today's populations. So growing and preserving my own lets me avoid that unwanted input. It's self sufficiency at its best. Most any flowers grown are for companion planting.

 

[FarmerJamie]

The wife has allergies to the compounds used in commercial food processing. Plus, dirt therapy is good for the soul

 

[frustratedearthmother]

All of the above!

 

[flowerbug]

all apply to me too, but health is the biggest part of it, mental health, physical health, meaningful exercise, being outside and moving.

every gardening day i have [X] units available and often i don't know what [X] is until i reach about [X - 1]. luckily if i rest up a bit i can often have several rounds and then as the season goes on my capacity increases.

 

[Mini Horses]

On this forum, most of us agree and share on "why".

Savings apply, also. That's almost secondary to the why -- but equally significant. Initial investment for equipment up front, after that, economical. Of course our time is calculated as free

 

[R2elk]

There is no comparison between a home grown tomato that has never seen a refrigerator and store bought tomatoes.

 

[baymule]

I refuse to eat a store bought tomato. Just used the last of my home grown and canned tomato sauce. Date on jar was 2021. Quietly going into anxiety attack. I’ve moved twice, permanently located now, but lots of work to do yet.

Fresh is the best. I feel no need to ride my vegetables around in the truck. Walking from garden to house is a long enough ride for them.

 

[R2elk]

I refuse to eat a store bought tomato. Just used the last of my home grown and canned tomato sauce. Date on jar was 2021. Quietly going into anxiety attack. I’ve moved twice, permanently located now, but lots of work to do yet.

Fresh is the best. I feel no need to ride my vegetables around in the truck. Walking from garden to house is a long enough ride for them.

Many of mine do not make it into the house as I sometimes "graze" in the garden.