GROWING OUR OWN
Average dollar amount spent on vegetable gardening, per U.S. household:
2006$48
2007$58
Change:+20 percent
Total amount spent on vegetable gardening in the United States:
2006$1.164 billion
2007$1.421 billion
Change+22 percent
Percentage of U.S. households participating in vegetable gardening:
2006 and 2007 (unchanged)
22 percent
Average amount spent on herb gardening, per U.S. household:
2006$22
2007$32
Change+45 percent
Total spent on herb gardening in the United States
2006$296 million
2007$451 million
Change+52 percent
Source: National Gardening Association KIM PALMER
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