Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners

Many of us have wondered, "Which vegetable varieties should I plant in my garden?"

At Cornell Cooperative Extension's web site, you can read what other gardeners have to say!

http://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/

Started in January 2005, this site now has about 1300 registered users who provide valuable ratings of different vegetable varieties. Varieties are rated with stars (1 – 5) according to taste, yield, and ease of growing. In addition, a brief review is usually added often with very helpful information like “not a high yield but the flavor is so good that it’s worth it” or “needs a lot of staking”.

Although this website was originally planned to be exclusive to New York State, it has proved so popular that there are now registered users from all 50 states and 6 Canadian provinces.

Registered reviewers give their growing season days and soil type so that others can decide if the variety would be suitable for their gardening conditions.

So far, about 2300 reviews of the 4500 vegetable varieties on the site have been posted.

Cornell is encouraging everyone to add to the reviews and share their expertise and experiences.