This publication summarizes results from the first year of Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Home Vegetable Variety Trials, a community-engaged research project evaluating commonly grown vegetable varieties in Virginia home gardens. Participating gardeners assessed varieties based on yield, taste, and overall performance. Recommendations include disease resistance, average days to harvest observed in Virginia conditions, and gardener ratings. These findings aim to help home gardeners make informed decisions about “What variety should I grow?”

Microgreens are nutrient-dense, flavorful crops harvested between the sprout and baby green stages and are well-suited for production in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) systems such as indoor vertical farms and greenhouses. This publication outlines key production practices, including environmental management (light, temperature, humidity, CO₂), system and substrate selection, irrigation, fertilization, sanitation, and integrated pest management. It also provides a sowing-to-harvest, market considerations, economic planning for commercial production, and at-home gardening applications. Microgreens offer rapid crop cycles, high nutritional value, and diverse culinary applications, presenting opportunities for profitable production in CEA.