Purple heirloom tomatoes prove that dramatic color didn’t begin in a laboratory. Long before modern purple introductions made headlines, gardeners were growing naturally dark, dusky, and purple-toned tomatoes selected for flavor first. In an era when produce is often bred for marketability—often at the expense of taste—these heirloom varieties offer something different: rich, balanced flavor and satisfying texture along with their deep coloration. Our collection of heirloom purple tomato seeds includes slicers, plums and cherries, all open-pollinated and always GMO-free. Explore the varieties and taste what careful selection used to mean.
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Hand pollinating corn—it sounds complicated but in reality, it's surprisingly simple. Whether you're looking to improve kernel fill on your sweet corn planting or want to get into seed saving, we're laying out everything you need to know to perform your first hand pollinations.
Sunscald—few things are more frustrating to gardeners than watching a perfectly good tomato get burned just before harvest. But did you know that the varieties most susceptible to sunscald happen to be some of the best-tasting ones? In this week's post we're exploring what causes sunscald and how you can prevent it without sacrificing flavor.
Are green shoulders bad? This week we're flipping the script on this so-called flaw to expose the truth behind green shoulders—what causes them and why they're often a sign of good things to come. Join us as we move beyond appearances to explore the roots of really good tomato flavor.
