Bhutanese farmhouses traditionally are surrounded by plots of vegetable gardens. They would grow a wide range of vegetables and herbs, and also keep fruit trees in the garden. Given its proximity to the house, the farmers would often take care of the garden in course of their daily work, unlike work in the field for which they generally plan work for the entire day. They grew vegetables including lettuce, spinach, cabbages, couliflowers, beans, pumpkins, potatoes, radishes, turnips, tomatoes, chillies, aubergines, and peas, cucumbers, onions, garlic and other herbs. Fruits and flowers are also grown in the vegetable garden but today some people grow fruits and vegetables in large field for commercial purposes.