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Dig For Victory is a campaign from the second world war to encourage British households to grow fruit and vegetables in light of the food shortages the UK faced as the German U boats cut of our imports from abroad

When the second world war hit Britain was very dependent on food imports with around 75% of British food coming via sea. As the UK become increasingly isolated the UK government and war cabinet began their campaign to turn all available land into plantings.

The dig for victory campaign was immensely successful, by 1942 around half of the UK population was part of the garden front, with thousands of extra square miles converted to grow food for the UK areas converted included school playing fields, factory courtyards, public gardens as well as individual`s private gardens. Their were also some very unique places used for growing including the moat at the Tower of London.

Dig For Victory Posters

As well as the propaganda posters the dig for victory also consisted of recipe books showing people how to make the most of the home grown fruit and veg as well as songs and cartoon characters such as Potato Pete and Captain Carrot. Every Sunday the home service would give gardening advice over the radio, this saw the advent of one of the first celebrity gardeners Cecil Henry Middleton who had 3.5 million listeners each Sunday.

As well as fruit and veg British gardens also was home to chickens, pigs and other livestock. The dig for victory left a legacy of many British home owners continuing to from their own food as well as a huge demand of allotments that still exists today.

Continue to Dig For Victory Today

In the UK today food shortages is no longer an issue, but growing your own fruit and veg can still be a very satisfying thing to do and help you save money on your shopping bills. Benefits of home grown fruit and veg allow you to grow your food organically and give you 100% fresh food all year round. Many of us use our garden to sit in and relax, just because you are using your garden functionally to grow food does not mean you need to create an ugly looking garden, with careful thought and design you will be able to create an attractive garden that you will be able to use and grow your own food.

If you are looking for help turning your garden into a modern dig for victory garden, then view our news and information articles in our gardening blog or get expert help from one of our excellent landscape gardeners able to help you set up and maintain your homes garden.