The 2021 Home Garden Variety
The 2021 Home Garden Variety is Rolling Along – get involved before the seeds are gone!
University of Tennessee Home Vegetable Trial Order Form – 2021 – fillable (Updated 2/17)
Check out all the details in our 2021 catalog to review the trials for this year.
We are excited to share with you some old favorites, new heirloom options, herbs, edible flowers, and much more!
Home garden vegetable trial and taste tests
You are invited to participate in a research study. You will be asked to complete cultivar evaluation forms that should take about 10 minutes of your time. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this study other than those encountered in everyday life. All data will be kept confidential. No identifying information about your garden evaluations will be shared and submission of this evaluation is completely voluntary. Information will be used to assist home gardeners in TN select the best vegetables for their home gardens. The information in the study records will be kept confidential. No reference will be made in reports which could link participants to the study. If you have questions at any time about the study please contact Dr. Natalie Bumgarner at nbumgarn@utk.edu.
Trial Eval PDFs
- Trial 1 – Green bush snap Bean
- Trial 2 – Filet bush snap Bean
- Trial 3 – Heritage pole Bean
- Trial 4 – Okra
- Trial 5 – Slicer Cucumber
- Trial 6 – Pickling Cucumber
- Trial 7 – Thin Skinned Cucumber
- Trial 8 – Compact Cherry Tomato
- Trial 9 – Winter Squash, Hubbard
- Trial 10 – Butternut Squash
- Trial 11 – Small Squash
- Trial 12 – Green Zucchini
- Trial 13 – Yellow Zucchini
- Trial 14 – Yellow Squash
- Trial 15 – Basil
- Trial 16 – Borage
- Trial 17 – Zinnia
- Trial 18 – Marigold
- Trial 19 – Lettuce
- Trial 20 – Chard
- Youth Trial – Yardlong Bean
YouTube Videos
Home Vegetable Garden Resources
Garden Vegetable Trial Reports and Cultivar Guides
- Vegetable garden cultivar list – 2021
- 2018 Trial Report- Knoxville Trials
- 2016 – 2018 Grafted Garden Tomato Trial Report
A master gardener talks to schoolchildren about heirloom vegetables at the Harding Garden at Belle Meade Plantation.
Belle Meade Plantation
