Southerners are suckers for front-porch stories. The more eccentric the characters, the better the tale. Sitting in rockers at Wabash Antiques & Feed, sisters Pam and Leah Gunter spin each other's ...

LAist's own Green Thumb is here to help you get into gardening...So, as he says: "Get down on your knees and start planting."Speaking with garden conspirators in the Bay Area this week I discovered it ...

Did you know gardeners have over 10,000 different varieties of tomato from which to choose for spring planting? No wonder ...

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.

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 ...

As with all tomatoes, these heirloom tomatoes are high in antioxidants, Vitamins A and D, and potassium, while low in sugar. A perfect reason to make more heirloom tomato recipes. Possibly the most ...

Late summer is prime time for hopheads and foodies to obsess over the Pacific Northwest’s bounty. Plump and juicy heirloom tomatoes fill market stands and seasonal menus with vibrant colors and rich, ...

Bearing names reminiscent of another era — Cherokee Purple, German Stripe, Brandywine — heirloom tomatoes are ripening in gardens and farms across North Central Florida. Many hybrids fit our idea of a ...