By Amelia Tucker
When planting hybrid tomatoes, are you safe from escape plants for the next season? No!
Hybrid tomatoes are a combination of varieties making a third plant with the desired qualities of the first two plants in it.
When you save the seeds from a hybrid tomato, you have no idea what variety will grow the following year.
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By Amelia Tucker
Often when searching for a great Italian recipe, you will see the Roma type tomato recommended.
What is a Roma tomato and why is it so special?
A Roma tomato looks quite different from the regular shaped tomatoes that you are used to. They are oblong and often have a pointy bottom instead of a relatively flat one.
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This year has been my first experience cultivating the purple Cherokee heirloom, and so far, my impression is that it’s a little bit precious.
According to Slow Food USA, that may be because it’s a bit endangered.
First off, imagine my surprise to only find twelve seeds in an itty bitty packet. Granted, you might expect to pay more for a packet of organic heirlooms.
But these are more precious than your average heirloom.
By Amelia Tucker
One of the things that tie backyard gardeners together is the desire to eat the freshest and healthiest produce they can.
If you are buying your tomato from someone else, how do you know if it is organic?
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