Heirloom Tomato Plant Care

It is guaranteed never to split and to bear fruit no matter the growing environment. No one is sure why but the Brevaria started to fade into obscurity. The vines at the church site were fenced off for protection and were carefully tended to by volunteers...

There are tomatoes that ripen green, heart-shaped tomatoes and tomatoes from all corners of the earth. If names likefail to tempt gardeners, the accompanying images will most certainly win over any remaining sceptics.

And most often, that will be their seedsOne of the most reassuring things to many people is familiar food. Whether they landed at Ellis Island, Miami, or San Francisco, each culture and geographical region brought their seeds to this giant melting pot...

The goal was to encourage local seed exchanges – and to create a means in which people could meet to exchange those seeds. They began a small seed bank called(Pass along Southern Seed), to ensure that the seeds being exchanged would never be lost.

I want to share this miracle with you. You see, the bushes were put in by the gardeners as a request from my mom, and not really part of the landscape picture.Every week, they were subjected to men wielding trimmers, hoes, rakes, giant power mowers, blowers...

Many of the wonderful gifts of the garden that we take for granted were unknown to the east before the conquest of the land now called the Americas.The native people from the Americas had a wonderful and healthy variety of foods to consume, many of them...

Even if you don't like the taste of broccoli, try 'Purple Sprouting' just for visual appeal; the sight of this plant definitely turns heads for its stunning purple color. (Some retailers do mix Rainbow seeds with other unusual hybrids likecarrots for...

In Canada it does not get as large as it does in Texas, but it does grow and bloom for her.is another rose that I adore. Many of them are known as climbers, and some can attain heights of more than 20 feet!When I began collecting roses, the Noisettes...

Behind the house, just off the back doorsteps, a weed entangled herb garden can barely be made out. Think what a wonderful memory book you could create using pictures of the old home place alongside pictures of the new home that you have given the plants.Take...

They will produce tomatoes that reflect the parentage of the hybrid.Select your seed source from a healthy tomato plant. As you spread the seeds on the paper towel, space them so that they're one-half to one inch apart from each other.

These iris are grown for the memory they hold.No matter how you look at it these plants, they are the ones that you know will be there year after year. It grew down the slope behind the house towards the creek.

The wonderful blue color of the blooms and the gray-green of the leaves, make it worth the effort. Water regularly but do not allow plants to stay wet. They prefer full sun and well drained sandy soil.

Rugosas do have thorns and a nobody will try to come though a hedge of these; the hedge will win.They grow in tall, medium and "ground cover" sizes. Water first, then fertilize. Or as a focal point in a perennial bed.

She thought money was to be spent, the faster, the better! We didn't get any tree questions from her, but, we would always get sent to the store for something she wanted, since we were going anyway.

A true stand out in the garden and the best of the maroon color in the historic iris.– This is a rich brown historical iris bred by DeForest in 1948. The black effect will be better if you interplant with a light-toned iris.- This is the most unique...

She didn't go out and max her charge card for plants that were just pretty faces. It has multiplied many times over, and I have divided it for friends myself. Gramps loved gardening and growing things as much as any person on earth.

With proper care and feeding (similar to that for annuals,) nearly all perennials grow without limit and live virtually forever. It's a rare gardener whohave Mom's daylilies or Grandma's peonies, for example.There are entire books devoted to perennials.

The handle is either metal or garnished with woven leather straps and finished with a horn or worked metal pommel. Medlars are a fruit that can be eaten fresh in the winter. They work well as a potted "patio" tree if left outside and exposed to winter...

I am thankful yet again for yet another beautiful story to grace a corner of my garden.Thank you Mrs. Meller for bringing your hollyhock to us and for all the others that have done the same over the years.Leaving your garden behind is tough.

The longer Treviso radicchios look like small heads of romaine lettuce and have a more robust flavor. Beware of squash vine borers and squash bugs! When harvesting, check the plants daily to gather small fruit.needs little to no added water when cooking,...

Garden design inspiration can be found on the internet, at the library or by gazing out the window of the car as you tour the town. Glance over the neighbor's fence, and you are likely to see several antique flowers peeking back at you.

Even plants that have been on outdoor nursery shelves for weeks may need a day or two to get used to conditions in your garden.When you plant your tomato seedlings, be sure to bury some of the stem.

Can you remember how proud you were when you took handfuls of flowers to teachers every spring? As the foliage died back on Grandma's peony, I began the divisions and tucked them into pots to over winter in the nursery.

The seeds can be direct sown, about 1-1/2” deep with rows 3' feet apart. Add the beans to the skillet, stirring them until they are well-coated with the bacon fat.Add the water and cover the pan tightly.

Since sweet cherries bear sooner, the fruit is more susceptible to damage from a rainy season, subsequently they are grown primarily in the West (commercially) which has dyer spring seasons.

Quite a lovely perk wouldn't you say? During World War I, this county did not actually exist but was used to describe the geographic region where some of the most intense fighting took place.

I borrowed books, bought books, bought more books. I didn't own a garden hose that year and it was an historically dry year. They were actually dug and gone before we were the official owners, sad looking bushes that struggled throught the winters and...