Midsummer Night Meadows » Heirlooms

Growing Colorful Bell Peppers

Larry Johnson — Mon, 23 May 2011 19:14:40 +0000

Did you know that all baby peppers start out green, then change color as they mature? In fact, when you’re growing bell peppers, some stay green until they mature to (more...)

Our Green Zebra Tomatoes

Larry Johnson — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:59:45 +0000

Medium-sized yellow golden orange blush with dark-green zebra-like streaks. The flesh is lime-emerald in color that has an invigorating lemon-lime flavor. They are (more...)

Three Tomato Salad Recipe

Larry Johnson — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:38:54 +0000

1 Moon Glow Tomato 1 Green Zebra Tomato 1 Ponderosa Red Tomato Dash of Extra Virgin Olive Oil ¼ Cup Diced Onion Salt & Freshly Ground Pepper to Taste The 3 tomatoes (more...)

The Importance of “Heirloom” Tomatoes.

Larry Johnson — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:25:02 +0000

In the past 40 years, we’ve lost many of our heirloom varieties, along with the many smaller family farms that supported heirlooms. The multitude of heirlooms that (more...)

Where did the term “Heirloom” plants begin?

Larry Johnson — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:24:21 +0000

The term “Heirloom” applied to plants was apparently first used by Kent Whealy of Seed Savers Exchange, who first used “heirloom” in relation to (more...)

What is an Heirloom Vegetable?

Larry Johnson — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:22:53 +0000

While people have been talking about heirloom vegetables for more than a decade, they have yet to reach an agreement on exactly what an heirloom variety is. So far, experts (more...)

Our Moon Glow Tomatos

Larry Johnson — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:48:01 +0000

Our organic tomato seeds produce indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants bearing heavy yields of beautiful, 6-8 oz., 2″, blunt-pointed globes. A brilliant, (more...)