Dear Jane: We eat lots of grape tomatoes year-round, and I was wondering whether a variety is available to grow at home. Do you know where I can buy seeds or transplants? Dear caller: Grape tomato ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Each spring when Judy Fenton prepares to plant her garden, she wishes she'd saved seeds from her favorite plants the year before. So last summer she rescued seeds from a tasty grape ...

If you peruse a seed catalog, especially one geared toward heirloom vegetables, you’ll quickly realize that the selection of tomato transplants in nurseries pales in comparison to the variety of seed ...

Fortunately for those of us who are suckers for novelty, every year fruits and vegetables seem to come in more bewitching colors, shapes and flavors. Lately, we've been tickled by the cotton candy ...

Twenty years ago, deciding what variety of tomato to plant was simple: You went to your local nursery and purchased whatever seedlings were available. The flats were often simply labeled “tomato.” The ...