By Jennifer Poindexter When growing tomatoes, you might have found that there are many varieties. These varieties exist to fulfill different preferences and gardening goals. For instance, if you’re growing tomatoes to make sauce, you might grow a specific type of tomato. … [Read more...]
GMO vs. Non GMO Tomatoes, fully explained
by Erin Marissa Russell Put simply, there are no GMO tomatoes or GMO tomato seeds out there, so there’s no need to worry about avoiding GMO tomatoes. Tomato seeds may be either hybrid or heirloom, and we’ll discuss exactly what those terms mean. The rumor that there are GMO … [Read more...]
Master List of Heirloom Tomatoes
Looking for some heirloom tomatoes to grow this season? Here's a list of all the heirloom tomatoes we could come up with. Did we miss any of your favorites? Leave a comment and tell us if so. What's an heirloom, anyway? Heirloom seeds are open-pollinated seeds that have not be … [Read more...]
15 Fun and Unusual Heirloom Seeds
The vegetables you’ll find on the produce shelf of your local grocery store have been selected to look uniform and to sit in trucks and on shelves for weeks without spoiling. Home gardening lets you choose varieties for other qualities like flavor, color, nutrition and ease of … [Read more...]
Top 10 Heirloom Tomatoes for the Garden
Intro on Heirloom Tomatoes Heirlooms are any plant that has been grown for at least 50 years commercially or that has been passed down through a family for at least two generations. Heirlooms have many advantages, especially in a given area or region. They are usually very well … [Read more...]