But what are heirloom tomatoes, and are they difficult to grow? These heirloom varieties are more old-fashioned than the modern hybrid cultivars you often see for sale and come in shapes and ...

Hybrid tomato plants are the result of cross-pollination of two parent plants chosen for a specific desirable quality, such ...

Many gardeners swear by the tried-and-true heirloom tomato varieties, while others are drawn to the disease resistance or increased vigor of hybrids. The debate over which is “best” can get ...

The winter doldrums are a common affliction among gardeners. The arrival of spring is the only cure. However, there is a home ...

In addition to planting during the correct months, another activity Brevardians must do is to improve the soil (a big disadvantage is our sandy soil).

If you’ve been in garden supply stores or perusing various seed catalogs lately, you may have noticed the different types of ...

Today Seed Savers safeguards more than 20,000 heirloom varieties in the country’s largest ... For the Abe Lincoln tomato, for example — a century-old, disease-resistant red slicer with rich ...

So Besh haunts farmers’ markets, hunting for heirloom tomatoes—Red Brandywine, Purple Calabash, and scores of other varieties. In his new cookbook, My New Orleans: The Cookbook (Andrews McNeel ...