Then you should try heirloom tomatoes. They come in many colors,tastes,size and shape.Many different heirlooms have been passed down for many different generations. It only takes one bite to understand their popularity. Compared to different common store bought hybrids, which they breed for shipping and for traveling long distance instead for taste and flavor. What is an heirloom? Some say varitey should be atleast 50 years old others say they should be aleast 100 years old. Most agree though that tomatoes come from open-pollinated plants with seeds that reproduce true to type. Unlike hybrids heirlooms seeds breed true from one generation to the next, which means you can save them for the next growing season.

They have some challanges. They ripen slower then regular hybrids. That's why gardeners with short growing seasons consider early varieties like stupice. They dont yeild as much fruit as hybrids, either. If you want alot of tomatoes,select varieties like Chocolate Cherry,or grow a few extra plants. Heirlooms are more susceptible to diseases then hybrids.You can grow great heirlooms tomatoes with proper gardening principles. These tomatoes are definitely worth a little extra care. You need a spot with atleast six hours of sunlight a day. The soil should be organic matter like well rotted compost. You should have space between the plants to promote air circulation.Plant them in different locations each year to discourage pathogens that might stay in soil over winter.You want to stake them or put in cages to prevent fruit and foliage from laying on ground. Use soaker hose or drip irrigation to avoid wetting foilage, which will lead to fungal diseases. Water early in the day so plants dry before evening.Also add a layer of organic mulch around plants to reduce weeds and retain moisture.It also helps prevent other diseases by keeping spores from splashing on plants. If you smoke wash hands before touching the plant so you dont spread tobacco mosaic virus.

Among the hundreds of heirlooms, here are ten tomatoes to try now. All of them are indeterminate, which means their fruit continues to set until plants are killed by cold temperatures. Black Krim,Brandywine,caspian pink,Cherokee Purple,Chcolate cherry,green zebra,hillbilly,old ivory egg,stupice,and yellow pear.

Tomato seeds should be sown 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost.Seeds should be sown in the seed starting medium of choice 1/4" deep,placed in a seed starting tray and covered with a plastic dome or plastic cling film in a warm room out of direct sunlight until seedlings emerge.

 The seedlings need you  to gradually  give them sun light in order to prevent burning them.They can be set out for an hour or two a first in a place sheltered from wind and filtered sunlight. Increasing sunlight each day will allow them to be more accustomed to outdoor growing conditions.

 When soil starts to warm, about a week after last frost, and once the plants have be hardened off, they can be planted in ground,allow about two feet in between each plant.tomatoes have the ability to grow roots on the stems so plant the stem about 3/4 of they way in the ground, make sure to leave the top two sets of leaves out of the ground.This might look strange but the plants will grow to be much sturdier then they would otherwise. Regular watering and staked plants will reward the gardener with a healthy crop.