The Purple Galaxy Tomato splashed across the cover of this season's Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog: a closeup of a blackish-purple tomato speckled with tiny pink dots.

This winter as seed catalogs started showing up in gardeners' mailboxes, one stood out. Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company splashed photos of the purple galaxy tomato on its cover. It bragged, This ...

This tomato growing expert shares some simple things gardeners can do to keep their tomato plants productive during summer’s ...

The Purple Galaxy Tomato splashed across the cover of this season's Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog: a closeup of a blackish-purple tomato speckled with tiny pink dots.

Heirloom tomatoes are often later to mature than hybrid varieties; Hybrid Tomato Pros and Cons. ... Find them in your favorite seed catalog or at your local nursery. Heirloom Tomatoes to Grow.

From seed catalogs and roadside stands to menus, we often see the phrase “heirloom tomato.” Let’s look at what the term heirloom means, and the differences between heirloom and hybrid tomatoes.

It is a big tomato, extremely prolific and an early producer for an heirloom. It’s one of my favorites. The seeds can be a little hard to find, but I order mine from Everwilde Farms.

Read the seed packet or catalog and make sure what you buy is labeled open-pollinated or heirloom, not hybrid. My grandfather grew what we now call heirloom tomatoes: time-tested varieties that ...

Here’s everything you need to know about these late-summer treasures, according to a gardener: what they are, the best varieties, and even how to grow your own.

If you’re a tomato or pepper fancier, Jung’s sister catalog, Totally Tomatoes, is a good one specializing in those. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds , Mansfield, Mo.

While seed listers are allowed to set their own S & H prices, virtually every packet of small seeds (most vegetables and flowers) is $3, while large seeds (corn, peas, beans, melons, squash ...