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Any recommendations for where I could find tomato plants that are not the run of the mill hybrids we see at all the big box stores? It would be fun to find some Black Krim, Green Zebra, or Orange Banana, and so on.
Thanks! What kinds did you buy? If I could I would raise a zillion tomatoes!
I've ordered from Burpee and Gurney's before, was hoping for a local source so I could just buy a few after looking at them. Maybe I'll end up mail ordering and splitting my purchase with someone.
I've had great luck with seeds from Renfrow's HW in Matthews.
My neighbor and I share a small garden, and I can't eat a store bought tomato anymore.
We planted asparagus last year and I am greatly looking forward to that.
I ordered them too last year. I saw a couple of heirloom varietys at Lowes, but didn't really research much beyond that last year. I will have to try Renfrow's as mentioned above. I LOVE tomatoes too!
There's a stand at the big Farmer's Market (the one near the airport) that has many different heirloom varieties -- plants, not seeds -- Saturday mornings. Still too early for full plants, probably. Norwood Garden Center on east side (on Albermarle, across from the Lowes) has a couple varieties.
If you want to try starting from seed, Baker Creek is a great place to order from. They have around 200 different kinds of tomatoes, plus dozens (hundreds?) of watermelons & melons.
Be careful ordering, as some heirloom varieties don't like the hot weather here. Brandywine, which is probably the most famous heirloom, didn't do well for me last year, think it was the heat.
There's a stand at the big Farmer's Market (the one near the airport) that has many different heirloom varieties -- plants, not seeds -- Saturday mornings. Still too early for full plants, probably. Norwood Garden Center on east side (on Albermarle, across from the Lowes) has a couple varieties.
If you want to try starting from seed, Baker Creek is a great place to order from. They have around 200 different kinds of tomatoes, plus dozens (hundreds?) of watermelons & melons.
Be careful ordering, as some heirloom varieties don't like the hot weather here. Brandywine, which is probably the most famous heirloom, didn't do well for me last year, think it was the heat.
Thank you for the reminder about the Farmer's Market. What a great resource! Your comment about Brandywine is very useful also - we might have a very hot summer. Ahhhh, can't wait for real tomatoes!
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