Walk into any serious restaurant kitchen in peak summer and you will almost certainly find a crate of misshapen, multicolored ...

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 ...

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 ...

Seeds cost more every year. Garden centers stack those bright packets near the checkout line like candy, and each spring the cart fills up again. But a thriving garden already holds next year’s supply ...

Even when you know a thing or two about tomatoes, the wide world of the much-loved fruit is enormous — there are at least 10,000 varieties out in the world. That might seem hard to believe when you ...

Learn how to save seeds from tomatoes to revive heirloom varieties by saving heirloom tomato seeds and safeguard against future food uncertainty. Midsummer is here, and, for most gardeners, this means ...

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 ...

Q: We were given 'Yellow Pear' tomato seeds from tasty, low-acid fruit. When and how do I plant them? — M.T., Houston A: Seed from hybrid tomatoes do not come true, but heirloom tomatoes such as ...

But are they really? And if so, why? What are heirloom tomatoes, anyway? These are the questions we ask ourselves when July gives way to August, and tomato season starts coming in hot. Despite the ...