ADDING HEIRLOOMS TO YOUR
| Learn all about heirloom vegetable varieties and why you might want to include them in your backyard vegetable gardem. Heirlooms are a great way to add delicious taste and variety to your homegrown vegetable selections. Find out why selecting a bit of the past can improve your current vegetable patch. |
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more:
 What is an Heirloom? |
Definition and Background of heirlooms |
| Heirlooms vs. Hybrids |
Comparison of these two types of vegetables |
| History of Heirlooms |
Where did they come from? |
| Why Grow Heirlooms? |
Saving germplasm, advantages, fun |
| How to Grow Heirloooms |
Special techniques |
| Diseases and Pests |
A little more care is needed here |
| Harvest and Storage |
You can't have everything... |
| Why Save Seed? |
The importance of continuing the line |
| How to Save Seed |
Special techniques again |