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In reply to the discussion: There used to be 408 varieties of tomato. Guess how many we have now. [View all]dballance
(5,756 posts)38. I Love it in the Spring and Summer When the Farmers' Markets are Open
We have several famers' around where I live. The best place to get fresh veggies and other good stuff like real home made preserves and even fresh, wild seafood - not farmed. If you have one near by you should patronize way before thinking about going to Whole Foods. It's worth the extra effort to get the great food.
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There used to be 408 varieties of tomato. Guess how many we have now. [View all]
TalkingDog
Feb 2013
OP
Surely not a blight or disease that wipes out an entire species because of a lack
TalkingDog
Feb 2013
#2
So True. The store-bought were never as good as what we grew in our garden. /nt
dballance
Feb 2013
#27
I am hopeful that flavorful, great textured tomatoes will rise in availabilty thanks to
KurtNYC
Feb 2013
#23
I was going to say - I'm pretty sure I could find more than 79 in my seed catalogs
bhikkhu
Feb 2013
#10
There were more than 408 varieties of tomatos if you count the wild tomatoes from South America
Brother Buzz
Feb 2013
#18
Gardner, tomato junkie here. I've grown over 100 different varieties in my life.
Lone_Star_Dem
Feb 2013
#32