However, while Goku himself doesn't mind farming and even gets some satisfaction out of it, he mainly does it to keep Chi-Chi from complaining and would actually like to train a bit more, often looking for ways to combine training and farming. Later episodes establish that Goku is actually quite good at it and that his vegetables are very popular at the local farmer's market. This is expanded on in the first episode of Dragon Ball Super, with Goku having become a farmer after his last bout of saving the world, in order to provide for his family.

In Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!, Goku is seen tending to a radish farm.

She got the hobby from her handler, who himself was drawn to this trope after an injury forced him to retire (before the SWA recruited him). She ends up splitting her time between destructive testing and starting her own garden on Agency land.

Gunslinger Girl: After her handler dies, the Social Welfare Agency isn't sure what do with Claes.

Taeko from Only Yesterday has a strong yearning for the agricultural lifestyle.

This is to help fulfill the dream of his deceased wife Nia, who wished for an Earth covered in flowers.

At the epilogue of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Lagann-hen, Simon becomes a wandering well-digger, asking only that the villages he assists plant lots of flowers in return.

Ooishi in Higurashi: When They Cry mentioned his plans for having a vegetable garden after retirement, as a way of finally having a carefree life.

Gan Fall in One Piece becomes a pumpkin farmer after he is replaced by Eneru as the ruler of Skypiea.

He's joined in this work by Anya Earlstreim. This is a Call-Back to the start of the series, where after being disgraced by Zero he's given the choice between tending an orange grove or starting his military career over from Square One, and shows that he's become comfortable with his new life.

Lord Jeremiah in Code Geass ends the series in, of all things, an orange grove.

Later on he implies that this is what he would do if he had the chance to retire.

Ryoji Kaji in Neon Genesis Evangelion inverts this trope - rather than gardening and growing watermelons because of retirement, he does it because he's about to face the end of the world and wants to at least enjoy himself in his final moments.

The man responsible for the creation of Paradigm City, he grows tomatoes in a private dome.

Shadow of war gem farming