LAist's own Green Thumb is here to help you get into gardening...So, as he says: "Get down on your knees and start planting."Speaking with garden conspirators in the Bay Area this week I discovered it ...

You’ve probably seen gnarled, colorful tomatoes in the supermarket produce section, perhaps off-season, labeled “heirloom.” They may look enough like the real thing, but you won’t get the full story ...

For those who appreciate a tomato’s simplest, most delicious form, the arrival of summer’s exquisite heirloom tomatoes is a yearly delight. They’re being harvested now, and you can look forward to the ...

Dennis Schlicht is a man of persuasion. I spent a mere hour in his garden and came away thinking, I HAVE to grow heirloom tomatoes. “Once you grow them, you won't grow hybrids,” Schlicht said.

DECORAH, Iowa _ Seed Savers Exchange held its 10th annual Tomato Tasting at Heritage Farm in Decorah on Sept. 5. Attendees sampled 45 varieties of heirloom and open ...

Heirloom tomatoes sound fancy, and they kind of are. This is especially true if you use them in a caprese salad or to upgrade a bacon, lettuce, tomato, and caviar sandwich. In the world of these juicy ...

There are sandwiches we slap together for a quick lunch, practically standing over the kitchen counter as we wolf them down.