Submitted photo Heirloom tomato plants are becoming quite popular among those who enjoy gardening. A few years ago, Mark Williams, an OSU Master Gardener Volunteer, presented information on heirloom ...

There are 10,000 tomato varieties—of which only 600 are grown commercially—offering an astounding range of colors, shapes, ...

Like humans, tomatoes also have tribes and royalties. Like a human grandma passing along jewels to her younger generations, a tomato grandma also passes along heirlooms via seeds. When they do, their ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bob Zeni, aka the Chicago Tomato Man, is coming to Highland Park. Zeni’s annual sale, which has officially started, will ...

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 ...

Along with convincing the average consumer that a homegrown tomato is far superior to supermarket ones, Bob Zeni is hoping to ...

For the best fruit, she suggests watering heirloom tomato plants infrequently but deeply at the plant’s base — “Let them wilt a little” — and mulching to retain moisture. She also likes to fertilize ...