On Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:46:50 -0400, George >
wrote:

>On 9/3/2011 12:54 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>> Heirloom tomato doesn't mean "good". It just means "expensive". What
>>>> you just had is a typical home-grown tomato. And now you know you
>>>> know why people who were raised on home-grown tomatoes bitch about
>>>> supermarket tomatoes.
>>>
>>> Although... A few years ago when my tomatoes actually grew... They were no
>>> better than the Supermarket ones. I was sadly disappointed.
>>>
>> Order seeds and don't buy seedlings from home depot. It makes a big
>> difference.
>>
>> Lou
>
>For sure, home depot doesn't have heirloom types and they are a weaker
>looking lower quality plant and a lot more expensive than the heirloom
>varieties I buy from a local nursery. She has about 20 different types
>(and often adds more, this year she had some from Russia) all grown in
>the hothouse in the rear of the property.

I only recently learned the drastic taste difference. A nursery may
cost a little more but well worth it.

Lou