I feel certain that my grandparents had a Victory garden (as well as several hens) that they kept up over the years. Until my parents retired, there was always a vegetable garden at the family homestead. (We moved in after our grandparents passed.) Bell peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, carrots, cucumbers, and green beans were grown. They also had fig, orange, and grapefruit trees. I loved helping Grandpa harvest the vegetables, especially the carrots. They tasted so much better than the ones from the store! Well, everything did!
Grandma Anita was born a farm girl with 7 brothers and sisters, so a family garden was a necessity for them. When I was little, Grandma had moved to the city - but she still had a fenced garden in her back yard - to make it harder for wildlife (and anyone passing through the alley!) to steal her veggies, LOL! I learned a LOT from her, as she took care of me from the time I was born until I went to Kindergarten. She taught me to butcher chickens and how to bake bread...and make a meal from seemingly NOTHING...and there was always a huge number of people at her table.
Grandma Edith was All Class. She grew beautiful flowers, so she taught me that. She painted, took me to Art Galleries, Movies, live Theater, Concerts, and dressed me up all fancy...I hated that part! ;)
I had the best of both worlds in my two Grandmas. I miss them so very much!