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    Plant Picks for Gardeners Who Like to Break New Ground

    May 29, 2020 3 minutes

    ‘Dester’ Tomato

    Recommended by Craig LeHoullier, Gardener advisory board: A few years ago, I was asked to attend the Seed Savers Exchange Tomato Tasting event at its headquarters in Decorah, Iowa. One of the first I sampled was a cultivar recently sent to Seed Savers called ‘Dester’ (Solanum lycopersicum). This tomato truly impressed me, and it ended up winning the tasting straw vote.

    Like many heirlooms, ‘Dester’ has a

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