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 ...

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 ...

It’s cold outside! But it’s not too soon to start thinking about the vegetable garden you’d like to have this summer, especially if you plan to start at least some of your edibles from seed. And ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Transport yourself back to the beginning of summer. You planted a few tomato plants in the hopes you'd have a summer full of tomato sandwiches, tomato pies, and simple lunches of juicy tomato slices ...

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 ...

These August afternoons, you'll find Amy Goldman out in the fields of her Hudson Valley farm, reveling in the harvest of her heirloom tomatoes. Goldman's love of the crop is no casual fling. For the ...