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Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – A Tomato that Makes the Cut
Ananas Noire tomato produces well, is beautiful, and is tasty
Grow and Harvest Fresh Figs, even in Chilly Climates!
An easy-to-read guide presented in a fun and relatable Q&A style,
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – A Delicious and Beautiful Edible Pepper
Jigsaw Pepper is one of those food plants that people might grow just because of how pretty it is
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – This Gorgeous Pepper Produces Heavily on a Compact Plant
Zulu Pepper starts out as a very dark purple, eventually turning red—and you can use it both ways!
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard Save Tomato Stories with the Seeds
In my family, Lebanese Mountain tomato is a favourite variety we save seeds from every year
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – The Secret to Harvesting the First Ripe Tomato on the Block
I usually start planting tomato seeds indoors in mid-March. I don’t get to eat the fruits of my labour until mid-summer. The long wait is totally worth it to me, and I love every minute of taking care of my tomato plants. (OK, almost every minute!) I accept that...
It’s Time for a Seedlings Plant Party
Transplanting seedlings is a great way to get your garden started — and save money!
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – A Tomato that Looks Like Candy
To me, a fresh, juicy, delicious tomato is just like candy. And not only does this tomato taste like a sweet treat, it looks like one too! Blue Gold Berries is about the size of a nickel. The tomatoes grow in clusters and have a golden-yellow skin and flesh with...
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – A Delicious Green-When-Ripe Tomato on a Manageable Plant
Indeterminate tomato plants can get quite big. And if you have a limited amount of growing space and are trying to keep them under control, they can be a lot of work too. That’s where dwarf tomato plants come in. Dwarf Tomato Plants Dwarf tomato plants only get 2-4...
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – A Perfect Purple Sandwich Tomato
I’m following up my last blog about ‘Cherokee Purple’ with another purple tomato recommendation: ‘Indian Stripe.’ This tomato variety will be in my garden for years to come. ‘Indian Stripe’ is beautiful and delicious! The shape of this medium-sized tomato is a...
Harrowsmith Jr. – This White Tomato is the Icing on the Cake
One of my favourite salads to make is my rainbow tomato salad. I arrange a rainbow of tomato slices on a plate: black tomatoes, brown, purple, burgundy, red, pink, orange, gold, and yellow. A couple of years ago I added blue (more like indigo!) tomatoes. This past...
Harrowsmith Jr. – A Purple-Red-and-Black Tomato with Deep Lobes
I saved a ton of tomato seeds this year! And I saved them not only to grow again in my garden, but I hope in many other gardens too. I recently took a lot of those tomato seeds to a soup festival here in Toronto called Soupalicious. (Of course, I was serving a...
One potato, two Potato…
By Judith Wright Tucked into a tiny space between a penthouse wall and a roof edge spreads a mountainscape of container plants. Every inch of every surface is crowded with climbing, flowering, escaping gardenage—and it’s all about food. Potatoes, tomatoes, borage,...
Harrowsmith Jr. – Emma’s Tomato Patch A Real Peach of a Velvety Tomato
The name says it all about this tomato: delicious, fuzzy, and pretty, just like the orchard-fresh peaches we all love. Feels like a Peach The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of a peach is the fuzz. When I think of a tomato, I think of...