Understand the difference between heirloom, hybrid plants - Chillicothe Gazette
Understand the difference between heirloom, hybrid plants Chillicothe Gazette We get many requests for heirloom vegetable plants and seeds, so at least half the tomato and pepper plants we carry are heirloom varieties. Vegetable plants can be either heirloom or hybrid. What exactly is an heirloom vegetable, and why is it more ...
Carol Canning's Riverview Heirlooms keeps growing with more oldtime varieties OregonLive.com ... she credits her current inspiration to Amy Goldman's 2008 book, "The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table." Now in its third printing, the book spotlights 200 varieties, culled from Goldman's trials of 1000 seeds at her farm in upstate New York.
Seeds: Save money on gardening by saving seeds - Chicago Tribune
Seeds: Save money on gardening by saving seeds Chicago Tribune Seed saving was second nature to gardeners two or three generations ago. Today's gardeners are rediscovering seed saving along with heirloom vegetables, fruit and flowers. Don't save seeds from hybrid vegetables and flowers -- plants that were bred by ...
Datebook Baltimore Sun Paca plant sale Historic Annapolis Foundation hosts the annual William Paca Garden Plant Sale, featuring heirloom flowers, vegetables and herbs, native trees and shrubs, and some of the newest seeds offered in this year's catalog.
Gardening & More: Six tips for growing successful tomatoes Metrowny.com However, if you like to save your own seeds, be aware that the seeds from a hybrid may not be true to the variety because of pollination with other plants. If you want a plant that is very much like the one you have, save the seeds from heirloom...
