Planting Heirloom Vegetables

The idea that I could taste something that had been missing for generations, it drove me to plant as many heirlooms as I could this summer. Another reason to plant heirloom vegetables is that without exception they have fantastic names and I said them aloud. As I walked through the garden, black valentine beans still thriving on the bush. The green tops of the scarlet nance carrots were still a bit sparse and I hoped we'd be able to pick some in a few more weeks. We had mayqueen and little gem and Paris white coz and black seeded Simpson to choose from. Green arrow peas, bullnose peppers, Easter basket radishes, arrow-