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‘Just can’t seem to keep up’ with surge in at-home growers
April 20, 2021
The House By the Side of the Road in Wilton. (Photo by Ben Conant)
As the days get longer and the sun shines a little brighter, the ground thaws from the long, cold winter, leaving gardeners around the region anxiously waiting to get their hands in some dirt.
Last year, amid the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, people reconnected with nature and their own backyards, bringing about a resurgence in at-home growers and local garden centers struggled to keep up with demand. And the outlook for 2021 isn’t much different.
Published: 4/16/2021 2:03:22 PM
As the days get longer and the sun shines a little brighter, the ground thaws from the long, cold winter, leaving gardeners around the region anxiously waiting to get their hands in some dirt.
Last year, amid the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, people reconnected with nature and their own backyards, bringing about a resurgence in at-home growers and local garden centers struggled to keep up with demand. And the outlook for 2021 isn’t much different.
“We’re stocking up as much as we can, but we just can’t seem to keep up,” said Abby Broderick, owner of House By The Side of The Road in Wilton. “It has not stopped since last March.”