Gardener's Greenroom

With such a popular and universal favorite as tomatoes, did you ever wonder about where tomatoes came from? In her book, “Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health,” organic gardener and author Jo Robinson describes wild ancestors of our modern-day tomatoes as “indeterminate—they keep growing all summer long and would mock […]

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There’s been a significant trend in recent years by home gardeners to “return to their roots” when placing their seed orders to search for the time-tested, flavorful and high-yielding varieties, many of which were popular prior to 1950, and some even as far back as the 1800s.  These “heirloom” or “heritage” varieties were grown by […]

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