Victory gardens return

With stay-at-home orders affecting our daily lives -- both personal and professional -- it's no wonder many people are turning to gardening and plants to relieve stress. Today's consumers are looking to control access to a home-grown food source, as well as manage their own health and wellness.

All of these factors are playing a part in the current rise in vegetable seed-and-plant sales. It's reminiscent of the Victory Gardens movement that took place during World Wars I and II, and is gaining popularity again today with both seasoned gardeners and new plant parents.

Organizations like the National Garden Bureau are encouraging this re-connection with growing your own food, and all the benefits it provides. We're seeing pick-up in consumer press, too, and recent stories by The New York Times and HuffPost show the rising level of enthusiasm by the public, who are desparate for seeds, gardening supplies, and the education to be successful.

Here are a few other stories about the surge in gardening:

"Increase in plant sales due to stay-at-home order" (KPLC News, Louisiana, March 30)

"The power of flowers" (New Jersey Dept. of Agriculture, March 28)

"A little green to your isolation blues by growing an indoor garden" (CBC, Edmonton, Alberta, March 24)

Make sure your greenhouse is ready for this vegetable boom. Search WebTrack now for our full assortment of vegetable seeds. And let us know in the comments below what you're seeing locally. How can Ball Seed help you thrive?