Heirloom varieties of plants are those that have been grown in the past but are not widely used today and may not be commercially viable for large scale farming. Nevertheless, they can have desirable characteristics that are not available in the varieties used for large scale farming and so are grown on a smaller scale for those willing to pay extra for them. Heirloom plants also tend to have greater genetic diversity than the common commercial varieties and so are seen as a form of insurance against conditions for which the current favorite varieties are not well suited.
Heirloom tomatoes are grown from tomato plants that have been started from seed that is classified as an heirloom. Tomato seed must have been around for over 50 years to be classified as an heirloom.
In order for produce to be considered as being heirloom, it must come from a plant that is over 70 years old. Heirloom tomatoes have the biggest selection in this category of plants.
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The correct spelling is 'heirloom'.
The Heirloom Mystery was created in 1937.
The Heirloom was created on 2005-09-16.
An antonym for heirloom would be recent purchase.
Tomatoes are considered as heirlooms once they have been around for at least 60 years. many heirloom tomato plants have been grown for over 100 years. They must also be able to grow the same type of plant as the seed that was saved.
Salem Heirloom china was made in Salem, OH.
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Heirloom - 2012 I was released on: USA: 31 January 2012
Heirloom - 1914 was released on: USA: 7 July 1914