The heirloom tomatoes are the must try variety. The varity does not look like any other types because they are not round and they have so many colors. Most of the names of this variety can be quite quirky. But do not be fooled by the name as they are more delicious than they sound. Some of the names of the heirloom tomatoes include Better Boy and Early Girl. Both are from different seed companies but both are the heirloom tomatoes that are more popular than the others. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages.
As for the health benefits of this tomato variety, they are loaded with vitamins and minerals. In adition, the heirloom tomatoes can strengthen the bones and also reduce the level of stress. As for the color and different shapes of the tomatoes, you do not need to worry about anything because these are the results of the rich genetic biodiversity in the tomato to make the heirloom tomatoes better than the others. One tip in choosing would be that you should never but a tomato with split skin.
Although there are so many heirloom tomato seeds in the seed stores, but when a family possesses one type of seed that they are proud of, the seeds will become their valuable possession and they will pass the seeds from generations to generations. Some of the heirloom tomato farmers have had the same seeds for at least 50 years. Some others have the same type of seeds but with newer genetic variations.
These newer types are classified as hybrid tomatoes and they are so much better than their predecessors as they have been imporved in the areas where the predecessors lack of. When the older type does not have immunity over an illness, then the newer one will have been equiped with this. Or if the older ones mature in 80 days, the newer ones will only need 60 days or less to mature.
There are at least five health related reasons why you will have to choose the heirloom tomatoes. Reason number one which may be one of the most important benefit is that these tomatoes are a great source of vitamin C. This vitamin is known to have the ability of improving the body immune system as well as nourishing the adrenal glands. In addition, it can also reduce stress and one heirloom tomato can provide almost half of your daily body needs.
