One of the best things about autumn is the way the colors invade the house, overflowing the countertops, sparkling in hot jars and bringing the summer sunshine in.
Most of my tomatoes were grown from Baker Creek and Thresh seeds, and I was impressed with the germination rate and now the vitality of the tomato vines and how well they set fruit. Essentially no disease, either, which was a pleasant surprise. Beautiful colors, great flavor and texture.
What a harvest!
Song Dog Journal 
Heirlooms come from a time when varieties were selected and bred for just the qualities that matter: disease resistance (read ‘lack of susceptibility’ – not wimpy), food value, abundant production, and long storage. Thank God we still have some of them around; we need to keep those genetics in our gardens and seed libraries!
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I’m really excited to start building a seed library and building regional hardiness in my heirloom varieties!!
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