Many kits on our list come in a range of configurations and sizes. Many smart gardens measure by “pod,” or how many Keurig-style cups containing seeds and a growing medium the appliance can fit.

To make your own dried pods, grab your waders and head into a lily pond (with the landowner's permission), then gather the stems together with a rubber band and hang them in a dry, cool closet.

Growing Peas Peas are a frost hard and cool season vegetable that can be planted as soon as the ground is workable. There are garden peas, snap peas and snow peas. Garden peas have ...