On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 02:45:26 GMT, Alice Gamewell
wrote:

They will make out probably better than hybrids. Put hybrids in the same
situation Harold. You are just so oponioned you cant seem to see other points
of veiw. I say heirlooms are the best. I grow theses, have no trouble. with
them The key is to find out which heirlooms work best in your area.
Any seed will do bad in diseased soil. HEIRLOOMS HAVE SURVIVED THE TEST OF
TIME.
HYBRIDS HAVE COME IN AND OUT OF VOGUE.

Not really. They've come in vogue and stayed there...

In any case, that's a poor basis on which to choose your
tomatoes (anything, really) - that it's 'in vogue'.

I choose what (I believe and hope) will work best for my
conditions. Heirlooms have not yet - in my experience -
been good for the conditions under which I have gardened.

I have tried heirlooms at various times, having been a
gardener for over 30 years and in various locations as I've
gardened in Northern New Jersey, Edmonton (Alberta, Canada),
Delaware, Southern New Jersey, Maryland and northern
Pennsylvania in the mountains.

But I'm happy they work for you. I'd be even happier if
they worked for me.

Pat
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