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The half-empty seed packets reminding me to thin my seedlings had slumped on the windowsill above my kitchen sink for more than 30 days by mid- May last year. I had planted seeds from each packet in ...

Whether you're flipping through a seed catalog or walking through your local nursery, the huge variety of tomato types you can grow can be overwhelming. For help whittling down the field, we checked ...