2022 Home Garden Variety Orders are Now Closed
We had the highest participation number ever and are really excited about the 2022 trial season.
Check out all the details in our 2022 catalog to review the trials for this year.
We are excited to share with you some southern classics, new options, herbs, simple flowers from seed, 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 Evaluation Files to Download (PDFs)
- Trial 1 – Snap Beans
- Trial 2 – Pole Beans
- Trial 3 – Blackeyed Peas
- Trial 4 – Okra
- Trial 5 – Slicer Cucumber
- Trial 6 – Specialty Cucumber
- Trial 7 – Container Tomato
- Trial 8 – Winter Squash
- Trial 9 – Green Zucchini
- Trial 10 – Yellow Squash
- Trial 11 – Muskmelon
- Trial 12 – Watermelon
- Trial 13 – Fennel
- Trial 14 – Oregano
- Trial 15 – Cosmos
- Trial 16 – Sunflower
- Trial 17 – Kohlrabi
- Trial 18 – Carrot
YouTube Videos
Home Vegetable Garden Resources
Garden Vegetable Trial Reports and Cultivar Guides
“Thanks UT for establishing your gardening research for gardeners like me. While staying home, the seed planting gives purpose and fun. I’m so glad to participate.”
Home Garden Variety Trial Participant from 2020
