I always look forward to gardening in the spring because I know I will no longer have to rely on supermarkets for a tasteless ...

Maya’s Farm doesn’t just sell fantastic organic produce; for a limited time, they’ll also be selling plant starters for a ton of different heirloom tomatoes. See also: What’s Fresh at the Uptown ...

Join the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners in McHenry County for a presentation by Bob Zeni “The Chicago Tomato Man” on Tuesday, June 3. Zeni has had numerous speaking engagements and ...

As a teenager I enjoyed helping my parents in the vegetable garden, but I would always dread when the abundance of our harvest moved inside and my mother began the long and arduous task of processing ...

Today she sells established plants for $5 each and gives pointers on growing success. “I usually feel safe planting after mid-May,” she says. “The main thing when you get it home, there is a ...

Starting plants from seed is a lot of fun, and heirloom vegetables are a great choice to grow in both the garden and containers.

September, with its beautiful clear skies and almost sweater weather, signals the beginning of the end to some summer plants. However, tomatoes still have a few good weeks left. Often the green ones ...

With names like Green Zebra, Pineapple, Pink Accordion and White Currant, heirloom tomatoes appear in a fascinating array of colors and flavors. Just as hybrid tomatoes do, different heirloom ...

Heirloom tomatoes are colorful, flavorful treasures whose seeds are passed down from generation to generation. More than 30 varieties will be offered up as part of an annual Heirloom Tomato Plant Sale ...