If you haven’t had the chance or pleasure to grow heirloom tomatoes, try it this year. There are slicers, beefsteaks, ...
We Southerners have a special kinship with heirloom tomatoes. They star in so many of our favorite seasonal dishes, from stunning tomato pies to humble tomato sandwiches. One of the many beautiful ...
A few years ago, Mark Williams, an OSU Master Gardener Volunteer, presented information on heirloom tomatoes for fellow ...
Carroll County’s master gardeners may soon also be known as master bakers, as they cook up bread recipes featuring their prized heirloom tomatoes as the star ingredient. The gardeners are preparing ...
Among Berks-area growers, heirloom tomatoes are must haves. Varieties such as oxheart and early girl are prolific producers of juicy, red fruit. But, there are more than 7,500 varieties to choose from ...
They’re all the rage at farmers’ markets and trendy restaurants and among gardeners and foodies. That’s because heirloom tomato varieties are tasty. “These are varieties that you can’t really get from ...
Craig LeHoullier loves tomatoes. Not in the pass-me-the-spaghetti-sauce sense as much as in the gardening sense. He is the tomato adviser for Seed Savers Exchange, the Iowa-based nonprofit ...
Q: We are going to plant seeds saved from store-bought heirloom tomatoes. Any advice? J.S., Houston A: It's a little late to be sowing seed as it takes 6 to 8 weeks to get 6-inch transplants for the ...