In this age of instant gratification and short attention spans, it’s a surprise that gardening is enjoying a renaissance among the young.
A survey by the Royal Horticultural Society found that 89 per cent of 16- to 24-year-olds say they have a garden or grow plants. And looking around, it’s easy to find evidence for this new breed of youngster that digs digging.
The most recent series of the BBC’s Big Allotment Challenge featured its youngest ever contestant, a 21-year-old graduate with a hipster haircut and regulation NHS specs. Matt Kaczmarczyk, from Northolt, north-west London, explained that he’d been obsessed with growing his own vegetables since the age of 9 after rescuing a tomato plant from his neighbour’s dustbin.
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