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GARDEN ZONE
Visit your local Agrimark Garden Zone for tools , feeds , fertilisers and seasonal plants .
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OF HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES
Walk into any farmers market , and you ’ ll see a wide range of heirloom vegetables for sale , often at a higher price than their hybrid cousins , es pecially when it comes to heirloom tomatoes . But are heirlooms really better than hybrids ? Is it true that they ’ re harder to grow ? And what exactly is an heir loom ?
WHAT ARE HEIRLOOM SEEDS ?
The answer to this question depends on whom you ask . In general , heirloom vegetable varieties have been around for at least 50 years and are openpollinated , meaning insects and wind handle the pollination . Heirloom vegetable plants are also stable , consistently yielding the same characteristics year after year , so seeds can be saved for future plantings .
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