tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311174.post112500608984478065..comments2023-10-09T07:26:48.650-07:00Comments on Ingredient Sleuth: Tomatoes of HeritageMarilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04661020990649355571noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311174.post-1125596269394168262005-09-01T10:37:00.000-07:002005-09-01T10:37:00.000-07:00I'm going to send for a seed catalogue. I haven't...I'm going to send for a seed catalogue. I haven't done that in years but this just sounds too good to pass up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311174.post-1125443265916008212005-08-30T16:07:00.000-07:002005-08-30T16:07:00.000-07:00Great info. I had no idea!Great info. I had no idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311174.post-1125426452034390702005-08-30T11:27:00.000-07:002005-08-30T11:27:00.000-07:00This sounds like a really good way to keep kids in...This sounds like a really good way to keep kids interested in the garden, and my kids thought the picture was "ccol"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311174.post-1125289368281469842005-08-28T21:22:00.000-07:002005-08-28T21:22:00.000-07:00I've been happy to see the interest in different k...I've been happy to see the interest in different kinds of tomatoes at our garden club. This year we had a plant exchange of seeedlings and it was very popular. I got a heirloom plant of the Green Zebra tomatoe and it was very easy to grow. The tomatoes keep coming and they are delicious.lAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311174.post-1125284008914618422005-08-28T19:53:00.000-07:002005-08-28T19:53:00.000-07:00always wondered what "heirloom" meant ... thxalways wondered what "heirloom" meant ... thxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311174.post-1125272797915983192005-08-28T16:46:00.000-07:002005-08-28T16:46:00.000-07:00You know ..... that now, every time that I see tho...You know ..... that now, every time that I see those round & smooth tomatoes in the supermarket I will think "they look like they had some work done"!! That is so funny but really is a good way to describe the differences between heirlooms & hybrids. Another great image from the ingredient sleuth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311174.post-1125247094849312422005-08-28T09:38:00.000-07:002005-08-28T09:38:00.000-07:00The story about the grandmother and grandson is a ...The story about the grandmother and grandson is a very nice way to present this information. I always enjoy taking my grandchildren out to our garden in the back yard and I think it helps them to understand where food comes from and to enjoy tasting different things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311174.post-1125190563781892552005-08-27T17:56:00.000-07:002005-08-27T17:56:00.000-07:00You are SO lucky to be able to get so many kinds o...You are SO lucky to be able to get so many kinds of heirlooms! I've had green zebras (I think) and they were mild and delicious. I'll keep looking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311174.post-1125168203708907062005-08-27T11:43:00.000-07:002005-08-27T11:43:00.000-07:00Re: question about tomato seeds and pollination - ...Re: question about tomato seeds and pollination - tomatoes are self-pollinating. Our horticultural society gets this question all the time. Of course there is always the possibility of busy bees moving between different plant types (helping out) but even then, heirloom varieties are relatively fixed (unlike hybrids).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311174.post-1125165487557877082005-08-27T10:58:00.000-07:002005-08-27T10:58:00.000-07:00The farmer's market at Colonial Williamsburg has h...The farmer's market at Colonial Williamsburg has heirloom tomatoes at times and we have tried several different types. We were shocked at what a true, natural flavor they have. It is hard to describe but they just taste more real!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311174.post-1125113421943010452005-08-26T20:30:00.000-07:002005-08-26T20:30:00.000-07:00A question about collecting those seeds...wouldn't...A question about collecting those seeds...wouldn't you need to take some steps against cross-pollination from different varieties to be sure that your seeds breed true? I've not investigated whether tomatoes are more likely to self-pollinate than not, but I'd presume that if you grow multiple varieties near each other, some busy bees could effect serious modifications to your purebred strains ;) Of course, those tomatoes might be more interesting still! Ooh now I'm hungry for some tomato stew!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311174.post-1125096114187162232005-08-26T15:41:00.000-07:002005-08-26T15:41:00.000-07:00If only I had known about heirloom tomatoes before...If only I had known about heirloom tomatoes before! I'm pretty sure that I saw some for sale at a farm stand along the road when we went to the Jersey shore on vacation last month. But I didn't know anything about them and I didn't ask. I'll have to try and find some around home (Maryland) before the season is over! Great info!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com