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Heirloom varieties (Plants) Heirloom Apples 
 This article provides information about selecting and planting your own heirloom apple trees. Also includes images of some heritage apples (such as pink pearl and cinnamon spice), a list of the author's five favorite varieties, a bibliography, and links to apple tree sources. From Washington State University (WSU) Extension Clark County. http://clark.wsu.edu/volunteer/mg/gm_tips/HeirloomApples.html Topics: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Oct 26, 2005 Heirloom Apples in Central and Southern Appalachia
"Heirloom Apple varieties are a special group of apples developed by common people during the European settlement of North America." This site describes (but does not illustrate) varieties of heritage apples grown in Appalachia. Varieties include Arkansas black, green Newtown pippin, and Roxbury russet. Also includes a bibliography. From the Long Branch Environmental Education Center in Asheville, North Carolina. http://www.main.nc.us/LBEEC/pubs/apples.html Topics: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Oct 26, 2005 The Heirloom Garden
This article discusses the use of heirloom flowers and plants in home gardens. It provides a general overview of heirloom ornamentals and a list of specific plants for thematic heirloom gardens. Sidebar includes instructions for a child's arbor and a fence. Note: This is a reprint of an article from a 1991 issue of Mother Earth News, so the list of seed sources may be out-of-date. http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/1991-12-01/The-Heirloom-Garden.aspx Topics: Gardening, Holidays and Observances Individually, Plants Last updated Apr 5, 2007 Heritage Apples: Delicious -- With a Hint of History
Article about the history of "heritage, antique, or heirloom apples," which usually derive from plants first grown in early America. These "small, multi-hued fruits ... [have] a fragrance and taste as individual as their historical names." Also provides a description of some heritage apple varieties (such as the Cox orange pippin and Orleans reinette) and tips for storage. From the website for the San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/15/HOGNHF7ARM1.DTL Topics: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Oct 26, 2005 Melons and Cucumbers
The history of melons and cucumbers in the southern United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Features discussions about long and short prickly cucumbers, cantaloupes, Persian melons, and watermelons. Explains how cucumbers and melons were brought to the U.S. No illustrations. From the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. http://www.history.org/history/CWLand/resrch6.cfm Topics: Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Jun 21, 2006 Pacific Northwest Garden History
This site, prepared by a botanist, discusses the history of gardening in British Columbia, Washington state, and Oregon. It covers gardeners, plants, and historic Northwest gardens. Notable features include "Weigh-Off Winners" (famous supersized vegetables, including a 25-pound beet and an 11-pound potato), a gallery of invasive, non-native species, the "Heirloom Vegetable Gardener's Assistant," a 200-year timeline of what was grown and when, and listings of historic public gardens. http://www.halcyon.com/tmend/nwgardenhistory.htm Topics: Gardening, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 4, 2004 Saving Seed from the Garden
Tips for saving seeds from flowers and vegetable plants for preservation and future planting. Discusses hybrid and heirloom varieties of plants, when to harvest the seed, saving seed from fleshy fruits (such as tomatoes and melons), and storage. From the University of Illinois Extension, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/hortihints/0008c.html Topics: Agriculture, Gardening, Plants Last updated Sep 14, 2009 Seed Savers Exchange
Seed Savers Exchange is dedicated to preserving historic varieties of fruits and vegetables through the distribution of heirloom seed samples. Since their founding in 1975, members have distributed over 700,000 samples of seed. They also maintain Heritage Farm where over 18,000 varieties of heirloom vegetables are grown. One does not have to be a member to get a free catalog, purchase seed, or obtain planting advice. Information about the Flower and Herb Exchange (FHE), a similar organization, is also available on this Web site. http://www.seedsavers.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Gardening, Plants Last updated Oct 18, 2002 |
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