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.
Do you have room for apple trees? You’ll need two for pollination, or one apple tree and a crab apple to pollinate.
For Heirlooms we have ‘Haralson’ and ‘Wolf River.’ We also have Honeycrisp and Liberty (Best. Apple. Tree. Ever. EVER!)
If you have the room, apples are easy to grow, though it takes a number of years before they produce.
You can buy them ‘bare root’ in the spring through Jung’s. They ship all over and will send them to you when it’s time for you to plant in your Zone.