http://www.homelycapers.com/2009/heirloom-vs-hybrid/ Home and Garden Discussions - Mostly Garden Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:00:59 -0700 hourly 1 http://www.homelycapers.com/2009/heirloom-vs-hybrid/comment-page-1/#comment-695 Digger Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:56:10 +0000 http://www.homelycapers.com/?p=334#comment-695 We are growing only heirloom tomatoes because we want to save the seed. With our hot sun and sandy soil, we've decided to try <a href="http://organicgardenworks.com/2009/07/10/selfwatering-container-gardening.aspx">self-watering container gardening</a>, using a soiless mix of vermicomposted horse manure, vermiculite. Our watering requirements were unsustainable, because the soil dried out so quickly and it leached away too much nutrients. So far, we're seeing good results and the plants are doing very well, even with the July heat. We have some tomato seeds just coming up and are ready to transplant into their self-wateing container. We are growing only heirloom tomatoes because we want to save the seed. With our hot sun and sandy soil, we’ve decided to try self-watering container gardening, using a soiless mix of vermicomposted horse manure, vermiculite. Our watering requirements were unsustainable, because the soil dried out so quickly and it leached away too much nutrients. So far, we’re seeing good results and the plants are doing very well, even with the July heat. We have some tomato seeds just coming up and are ready to transplant into their self-wateing container.

]]> http://www.homelycapers.com/2009/heirloom-vs-hybrid/comment-page-1/#comment-689 Jude Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:26:31 +0000 http://www.homelycapers.com/?p=334#comment-689 if the heirloom varieties ARE THOSE THAT ARE NOT HYBRIED OR IMPROVED, HERE IN AFRICA, WE HAVE A VERY SMALL (either yellow or red) tomato that does wonders where the hibrids just cant produce. No one even wastes chemicals on them. They are simply wonderful. if the heirloom varieties ARE THOSE THAT ARE NOT HYBRIED OR IMPROVED, HERE IN AFRICA, WE HAVE A VERY SMALL (either yellow or red) tomato that does wonders where the hibrids just cant produce. No one even wastes chemicals on them. They are simply wonderful.

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