The latest breakthrough is BadaBing! This is one of the first varieties to resist Septoria leaf spot, the most common disease of tomatoes in the Dakotas. Septoria is a fungus that causes spotting and ...

You’ve probably seen gnarled, colorful tomatoes in the supermarket produce section, perhaps off-season, labeled “heirloom.” They may look enough like the real thing, but you won’t get the full story ...

You’re likely to come across some varieties of hybrid tomatoes at the supermarket. They’re grown year-round and are cultivated to have specific characteristics that make them well-suited to mass ...

Vegetable plants can be either heirloom or hybrid. During the gardening season, we often hear about heirloom vegetables, and many of the tomatoes and peppers we personally buy are heirloom varieties.

Heirloom tomatoes sound fancy, and they kind of are. This is especially true if you use them in a caprese salad or to upgrade a bacon, lettuce, tomato, and caviar sandwich. In the world of these juicy ...

It’s cold outside! But it’s not too soon to start thinking about the vegetable garden you’d like to have this summer, especially if you plan to start at least some of your edibles from seed. And ...