{"id":17821,"date":"2022-05-05T22:49:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T22:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/?page_id=17821"},"modified":"2022-05-05T22:49:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T22:49:50","slug":"heirloomseeds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/gardening\/heirloomseeds.htm","title":{"rendered":"Gardening Heirloom Seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17821\" class=\"elementor elementor-17821\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23801d02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23801d02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dfc3f76 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5dfc3f76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8f171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8e8f171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\n    e9 = new Object();\r\n    e9.size = \"728x90\";\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/tags.expo9.exponential.com\/tags\/gardenersnet\/ros\/tags.js\"><\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6848ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6848ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2aeea0 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c2aeea0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b370f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b370f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Heirloom Seeds and Plants<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb24fd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb24fd5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5f35fc\" data-id=\"a5f35fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9033e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad9033e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/vegetable\/tomato-plants-2020-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5954\" alt=\"Tomato Plants 2020-01\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/vegetable\/tomato-plants-2020-01.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/vegetable\/tomato-plants-2020-01-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-456d237 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"456d237\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-136d906\" data-id=\"136d906\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5ca5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f5ca5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Garden Heirloom Plants<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f1e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9f1e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Gardeners love heirloom plants. Heirlooms are among the most popular and sought-after seeds and plants. Avid and dedicated gardeners truly appreciate their value. Heirloom seeds are very special, producing old-fashioned, and sometimes uncommon flowers, vegetables, and herbs. They may have come from Grandpa or Grandma&#8217;s garden. Or, they may be an &#8220;old-fashioned&#8221; favorite. The roots of the term go back to the 1930s, before the arrival of hybrid plant varieties.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><b>Did You Know?<\/b>\u00a0Some heirlooms originated in George Washington&#8217;s garden!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1403c81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1403c81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7228e1d\" data-id=\"7228e1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd25073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd25073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"182\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/organic-tomato-seeds.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1611\" alt=\"Organic Gardening Tomatoes\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2397284 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2397284\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31dd4a0\" data-id=\"31dd4a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c03905 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c03905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Definiton of Heirloom Seeds and Plants<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51623bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51623bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e91a3d4\" data-id=\"e91a3d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee87d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ee87d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"Left\">The literal definition of an heirloom seed is any variety handed down from generation to generation of gardeners. It can be a flower, a vegetable, or an herb. In reality, the seed may not be literally &#8220;handed down&#8221;. It&#8217;s okay for seed companies to carry them. Many of these &#8220;handed down&#8221; varieties are sold by seed companies. To qualify as an heirloom seed, it must have existed before the arrival of Hybrids in the 1930s.<\/p><p align=\"Left\">What qualifies a seed as an heirloom seed? \u00a0There is no universal agreement on the definition. Here are traits commonly used to define an heirloom:<\/p><ol><li><p align=\"Left\">The age of the seed lineage. It can be traced back many decades. It is a seed that has been around before 1930 when Hybrids arrived on the scene. (Before GMO seeds, too.)<\/p><\/li><li><p align=\"Left\">Family or generational linkage. A seed that has been grown in a family for generations is often called a family gem.<\/p><\/li><li><p align=\"Left\">Historical value. For example, a plant variety grown in George Washington&#8217;s garden would certainly be considered an heirloom.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><p align=\"Left\">The seed must be nonhybrid. It does not derive from a hybrid. Everyone agrees on this.<\/p><\/li><li><p align=\"Left\">An heirloom seed must not be genetically altered. Everyone also agrees on this point as well.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/atoz\/gmo.htm\">See GMO vs. Non-GMO<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fa2f3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fa2f3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8116253\" data-id=\"8116253\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d7dab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d7dab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Also......<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-780d9de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"780d9de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a69c2b\" data-id=\"2a69c2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ccc8eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ccc8eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"Left\"><strong>Do Heirloom seeds and plants need to be organic?<\/strong> While we encourage organic heirloom gardening in general, there is no requirement that heirlooms need to be organically grown.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><strong>Can a seed company grow and sell an heirloom seed?<\/strong> Sure! And, most seed companies do. They just need to meet the above qualifications.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><b>What are the most popular Heirlooms? <\/b>Tomatoes and roses are by far the most popular heirlooms. And, there are many varieties to choose from.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><b>Did you Know?<\/b> Some companies claim to offer &#8220;organic seeds, garden supplies and produce. 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