Heirloom tomatoes can also be defined by their offshoots, which have a different color, size, shape, and taste.
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES,
heirloom tomatoes have experienced a revival of sorts.
He grows Home and Garden America
heirloom seeds for the best results.
Historical gardening is an important part of the Old Sturbridge Village mission and the museum's gardeners encourage home growers to help save
heirloom vegetable and flower varieties from extinction and to bring unique varieties and flavors to their home gardens.
Unlike modern hybrid varieties,
heirloom tomatoes come from true seed, mak-mak ing them easy to share.
There is no one, no one, as responsible for igniting
heirloom fever as Baker Creek Seed Company cofounder Jere Gettle.
It's a brutal but essential type of housekeeping that's required to maintain
heirlooms.
Wills and testaments often contain information about family
heirlooms with the testator usually specifying who the
heirloom is to be left to, even to quirky, everyday items such as a favourite clock or pewter jugs.
Unlike the typical hybrid vegetables from the supermarket,
heirlooms are open-pollinated cultivars, meaning they grow from seed and come back just the same, or "true to type.
But when discussing
heirlooms, vegetables tend to get the spotlight.
Created
Heirlooms: Crossing two known parents of known
heirloom varieties and from the resulting plants selecting those that meet the desired and stable characteristics.
