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Until recently, nutritionists and food scientists determined that deep red-colored tomatoes are the best source of the antioxidant lycopene, a natural phytonutrient proven to be effective in maintaining a healthy heart. However, new nutritional research in New Zealand shows that orange-pigmented tomatoes actually contain more lycopene than deep red ones, according to an article by […]

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Seeds ‘n Such wants for all the world to have a Bountiful Harvest and Happy Gardening Year in 2016! Our entire staff salutes all of you who plant seeds, nurture them and watch them grow as active partners in the very miracle of life itself! We know many of you seek to grow your own […]

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It took two years of careful planning, but veteran seedsman J. Wayne Hilton, who came out of retirement to found Seeds ‘n Such, was determined to bring back one of his best-selling tomato varieties—Goliath Original Hybrid VFFNTASt—and its return is featured on the front cover of the company’s new 2016 spring catalog. Also featured on […]

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This special recipe for Tomato Towers That Last Forever And Cost $5 comes to you from author Joel Karsten in his book, Straw Bale Gardens Complete:  $5 TOMATO TOWERS THAT LAST FOREVER “Growing the perfect tomato starts with the perfect tomato cage.  Build your own for less than $5 each.  All you need is […]

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Tomatoes Wild Ancestors 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 your every attempt to stake them or confine them to cages.”  As we travel in […]

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