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In reply to the discussion: So the checker at the store asked "what kind of fruit is this?" ;-) [View all]a2liberal
(1,524 posts)21. Cam I get a recommendation?
I want to try growing an heirloom variety next season, preferably one that I can get pre-started plants for. Any recommendations for what would be good (and preferably likely to be available if you happen to know) in Michigan? Thanks!
Edit: ideally a low-maintenance/strong variety as I'm not actually good at gardening... I just water the plants and pick the fruits pretty much
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So the checker at the store asked "what kind of fruit is this?" ;-) [View all]
Omaha Steve
Aug 2014
OP
Somewhere I read that the popularity of the Jersey Beefsteak is due to the iron in the soil..n/t
monmouth3
Aug 2014
#40
I suspect it is also due to the particular varieties that they grow...and your
NRaleighLiberal
Aug 2014
#44
Cherokee Green is one of the green-when-ripes that develop yellow skin.
NRaleighLiberal
Aug 2014
#10
I have a friend who gardens in Augusta who has many heirloom varieties of seedlings available
NRaleighLiberal
Aug 2014
#22
Cherry Tomatoes can make even brown thumb individuals think they are farmer brown.
alfredo
Aug 2014
#15
They are bred for surviving machinery and for shelf life, not flavor or nutrition.
alfredo
Aug 2014
#16
We grow Cherokee Purple in the backyard -- they're the best heirloom variety IMO.
Auggie
Aug 2014
#9
Hmm. I wonder that Monsanto hasn't sued because they probably control a patent on a
PatrickforO
Aug 2014
#12
Both. The farm was a small patch that the farmer's father had started jus afer WW II
eridani
Aug 2014
#37