If you haven’t had the chance or pleasure to grow heirloom tomatoes, try it this year. There are slicers, beefsteaks, cherries, and more to explore when it comes to the passed-down, open-pollinated ...

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I always look forward to gardening in the spring because I know I will no longer have to rely on supermarkets for a tasteless, mushy tomato on my sandwich. The tomato plant is one of the most popular ...

Come July, near the end of their growing season, the heirloom tomato vines at Sanford’s Waterkist Farm, can top out at lengths of up to 40 feet, monstrous horizontal stalks that end up victims of ...

TOMATO FARMER'S BLUES: Bacterial wilt in Leveritt's hoop house landed his annual crop of heirloom tomatoes in blue 5-gallon buckets full of pearlite. I take all winter to spread tons of turkey litter ...

You’ve probably seen gnarled, colorful tomatoes in the supermarket produce section, perhaps off-season, labeled “heirloom.” They may look enough like the real thing, but you won’t get the full story ...

Just how good are my tomatoes? They taste like summer. Sweet but rich. Fleshy but soft. My tomatoes are great in sauces and salads, but I think they’re best just sliced and sprinkled with salt, maybe ...