Summer is the sweetest season for the tomato lover, but with so many types and varieties available, it can be hard to know which ones are best for your garden. Terms like ‘heirloom’ and ‘hybrid’ are ...

From seed catalogs and roadside stands to menus, we often see the phrase “heirloom tomato.” Let’s look at what the term heirloom means, and the differences between heirloom and hybrid tomatoes.

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An ancient hybrid of tomatoes and potato-like plants may have given rise to the modern spud, a new study suggests. By Alexa Robles-Gil As a foodstuff, the potato can be baked, boiled, mashed, smashed, ...

The Penn State Extension of Berks County Master Gardeners will be featuring questions and answers to inquiries received through their Garden Hotline. Q: I’m new to buying tomato seeds but I’d like to ...

Scarlet Sunrise is a hybrid of two tomatoes with complementary color, taste and firmness traits. Rutgers researchers spent more than a decade creating the bi-color hybrid tomato. Seeds for Scarlet ...