Heirloom vegetables are cultivars that have been around for generations, sometimes centuries. True heirlooms date back to ...

Heirloom seeds can produce vegetables of all different shapes and sizes Two business owners have encouraged people to "stop growing boring" vegetables and consider heirloom seeds. Lucy Hutchings ...

Many gardeners have seeds and partially filled seed packets left over after the summer growing season. But there’s no reason ...

The original Mortgage Lifter tomato variety weighs from one to three pounds, and is low acid, sweet, and meaty with small seed cavities ... hear the words “heirloom vegetables.” ...

A British soldier fighting in France is given seeds as a memento ... of curious-sounding vegetables that have been grown locally for centuries. The seeds of these heirloom, or heritage plants ...

Upstream's breeding technologies, which protect plants from yield-threatening diseases, have already delivered strong results ...

Collard greens are a nutritious vegetable with a rich cultural heritage in the U.S. Now, scientists and enthusiasts are ...

Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver ... and he walks the novice gardener through the basics of planting, growing and seed saving. Sprinkled throughout the gardening advice are ...

For example, root vegetables such as carrots will not do well in compacted or heavy clay soil. Consider whether you want hybrid or heirloom varieties, or a combination of the two. Hybrid seeds are ...