There is no denying the allure of heirloom vegetables. These distinctive open-pollinated varieties have truly stood the test of time due to their heritage of flavor and their culinary contrasts of ...

Be a part of history and save money when planting next year’s garden. Collect and save the seeds from your favorite heirloom tomatoes, peppers, beans and peas this fall. Seeds of heirloom plants have ...

Read the seed packet or catalog and make sure what you buy is labeled open-pollinated or heirloom, not hybrid. My grandfather grew what we now call heirloom tomatoes: time-tested varieties that breed ...

For those unsure of what an heirloom vegetable is, these are old varieties still maintained by farmers and gardeners particularly in isolated or ethnic communities. Many would vanish forever if not ...

I maintain that buying seeds is truly the best kind of shopping—seeds are relatively affordable and are literally bursting with potential. Quite frankly, I think seeds are a miracle; you get a small ...

Starting plants from seed is a lot of fun, and heirloom vegetables are a great choice to grow in both the garden and containers.

For those unsure of what an heirloom vegetable is, these are old varieties still maintained by farmers and gardeners particularly in isolated or ethnic communities. Many would vanish forever if not ...

Seed-saving tips: Assorted vegetable seed-(l-r) broccoli, winter squash, gasden pea, sweet corn, pinto dry bean,snap bean (Lynn Ketchum) As fall gets under way, many vegetables wrap up their ...

Three freezers in Bill Best’s barn are filled with plastic zip-lock bags containing heirloom bean seeds. “We’ve probably got 700 to 800 varieties in here,” said Best, who has collected heirloom seeds ...

Picking the right varieties will ensure you have tomatoes, cucumbers and other produce suitable to the types of dishes you ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. In 2011, Luke Marion founded a small heirloom seed ...

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