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Sometime during the spring, backyard food growers will decide what kind of tomatoes to grow: heirlooms or hybrids. Hybrid varieties have had the benefit of genetic tinkering that allows for some cool ...

Sybil Gorby first planted a handful of heirloom tomato seeds in 1965. Every spring since, Gorby, 92, has planted seeds from that same lineage in her garden in Tyler County, W.Va. By late June, they ...

The word “heirloom” likely conjures an image of the past, and when it comes to growing food, the implication is mostly accurate. But while some try to define heirloom cultivars by age — at least 50 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We Southerners have a special kinship with heirloom tomatoes. They star in so many of our favorite seasonal dishes, from stunning ...

A few years ago, Mark Williams, an OSU Master Gardener Volunteer, presented information on heirloom tomatoes for fellow Master Gardener Volunteers. He was kind enough to share some heirloom tomato ...

Question for Dan Gill: I am very interested in growing heirloom tomatoes, but many of the varieties that I plant don't seem to do too well for me. My Creole and most cherry varieties do quite well. I ...

When preparing a red sauce from fresh tomatoes, one of the most dreaded steps is the tedious de-seeding of the tomatoes. But ...