Newly Introduced Vegetable Varieties for the Home Vegetable Garden

Newer doesn't always mean better, but with all the competition in vegetable seeds, a new variety usually means an improvement. Two features being focused on lately are compact size and flavor. They've finally realized that just because we don't have acres to farm, it doesn't mean we don't want to vegetable garden. And after years of breeding vegetables for shipping or high yielding, flavor has once again become a criteria for excellence - thank goodness! Of course, disease resistance still plays a major role in what varieties will succeed in your garden and therefore in the market.

Since these are new introductions, you can't be sure how they will perform in your garden. But even if you wouldn't part with your 'Cherokee Purple' tomatoes for anything in the world, give a new vegetable variety a trial in your home vegetable garden this summer. It may become a new favorite. You can see still more new varieties at the National Gardening Bureau website (www.ngb.org).