A handsome new book by Amy Goldman jump-started memories of my family saving seeds from our beloved yellow oxheart tomatoes through fall and winter for spring planting. This was our heirloom tomato, ...

It’s never too early to start thinking tomatoes. And to that end, if you’re interested in Italian varieties and up to starting plants by seed, the mail order firm Seeds from Italy is about to send out ...

Carroll County’s master gardeners may soon also be known as master bakers, as they cook up bread recipes featuring their prized heirloom tomatoes as the star ingredient. The gardeners are preparing ...

Amy Goldman talks about heirloom tomatoes the way oenophiles talk about fine wine. She discusses the acidity and sugar content of various varietals, and raves about nuances of texture, taste and aroma ...

When I visited my friend Tricia at her farm in the spring, there was a sea of tomato seedlings in a small greenhouse located adjacent to her home office building. “Heirloom tomatoes,” she explained.

It is time for all good gardeners to start ordering their vegetable seeds for the coming season, if they have not already. Here are some more great seed catalog companies. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds ...

It’s time to plant tomatoes! Although they may survive cool spring weather, tomato plants do not truly thrive until temperatures are above 70 F during the day and 60 F at night. This year you might ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. As the daylight hours lengthen and the temperatures begin to warm, many gardeners think about springtime plantings. Thoughts turn to the ...

"This is a fabulous salad that really shows off the best of summer," says Saint Peter chef Josh Niland. "Look for fragrant peaches and heavy, juicy oxheart tomatoes." “This is a fabulous salad that ...