Tomatoes are one of the world’s favorite crops to grow and some growers swear you cannot do better than growing heirloom tomatoes. But what are heirloom tomatoes, and are they difficult to grow?

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. If you’re crazy about tomatoes, consider growing heirloom tomatoes and maybe other heirloom vegetables and herbs. Heirloom plants are ...

The winter doldrums are a common affliction among gardeners. The arrival of spring is the only cure. However, there is a home ...

Hybrids, which are more ­disease-resistant and hardier than heirloom tomatoes, would be easier for the home gardener to grow. The majority of the tomatoes grown at Ho Farms are hybrids of ...

Burpee is introducing this year’s curated collection of new varieties, including vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers. The ...

Heirloom plants have one parent plant. Seeds collected from these plants resemble the parents. Local heirlooms are easy to grow, as many are adapted to our local climate. Hybrid tomato plants are ...

you should be able to harvest a tomato that tastes and grows the same. There are a number of pros to growing heirloom seed. Heirloom seeds help preserve genetic diversity by maintaining a wide ...

The best part is that growing tomatoes from seeds at ... Popular varieties for home cultivation include cherry tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, and heirloom varieties. Start tomato seeds indoors ...

Imagine your garden filled with nutritious vegetables, vibrant flowers, and fragrant herbs all made possible by the seeds ...

If you are living in an apartment without a balcony, you can grow salad greens under lights along with small, fruited tomatoes.” Stefanec has grown and preserved many types of heirloom vegetables.