For the three last summers we have been growing our own vegetables. It has been both fun and fulfilling. The learning curve is steep when you don't have any previous experience, and there has been a lot of learning-by-doing. In general, it doesn't require too much work to grow a few things. The biggest hurdle is having enough space and soil, which we have plenty of. Finding time for weeding, though, is not always easy, and the crop quickly shows whether you have been diligent or not. We have in total tried around 20 different types of vegetables, and we...