I was, ‘in the biz’ for 18 years. Managed a store for Seed Savers, then a Garden Center for Jung’s. It took a while, but after years of BEGGING, Heirlooms became pretty commonplace in the commercial world of vegetable seedlings, but if there are specific things you want, you do have to grow from seed.
It’s not hard once you get the hang of it. I’m glad you tried! :)
We bought plants this year, though5 tha5 would give us a head start, but the nursery didn’t give much info. And I don’t think what we grew was what we thought we were getting.
I think we’ll do seeds next year.
In addition to the learning curve, it was hotter than Hades this summer and we had a minor drought. We kept the tomatoes well watered, but boy can those things guzzle water...
I love heirlooms, BTW. Flowers, veggies, fruit.
Wish more orchards did heirloom apples. Those are hard to find in our neck of the woods.