Home Grown In Illinois

06/07/2026

A new series, meet the Breeder…

Through gardening and tomatoes, I have found some wonderful friendships. Among those friends are hobby tomato breeders. They are often elusive creatures, disappearing into their gardens each summer to carefully transfer ...

06/06/2026

This day last month we posted a giveaway to share the love of a variety called, Prince Charming's Bastard, bred by Ongweh Ias. Today I used a wheel generator to select two winners of 5 seeds each.

Our winners selected are:
Raminta Juliano and Stephanie Sampson
Please send me a private message with an address to send your seeds to.

Thank you for participating and spreading the love of varieties that belong to breeders I want to support.

05/06/2026

*GIVEAWAY*

Opportunity to win 2 prizes. 5 seeds each of “Prince Charming’s Bastard” bred by Ongweh Ias.

Prince Charming’s Bastard is a rare and flavorful dwarf plant that you will find in our catalog this fall at www.homegrowninillinois.com , alongside many other fantastic new offerings.

You must follow our page, share and like this post in order to win.
(Please make sure when you share the post you select public so I am able to verify the share)

Open internationally.

🍀 GOOD LUCK 🍀

04/25/2026

Tons of goodies available today. Come out to the Amboy Community building. Taco Guzman is outside (the rice bowl is delicious! )

04/24/2026

Stop out tomorrow from 9-2 in Amboy! I will have candy, rare tomato seed varieties, along with a selection of tomato plants available.

280 W Wasson Rd
Amboy, IL 61310
United States

04/07/2026

Most of us belong to one online gardening group or another, all hoping to find those like-minded people who get it. The people who understand why a striped tomato with a strange name can make your whole week.

04/06/2026

Orders made this past weekend have all been fulfilled and shipped before noon today! Thank you to everyone for your support and continued patronage.

We can’t wait to hear how much you love all of them!

Stay tuned for a giveaway opportunity this week 👀

04/04/2026

Restock Alert

If you have been looking for an item we were out of stock on, now is your time to grab it. I hope our unique offerings will let your 2026 garden shine! Happy Spring everyone!

03/28/2026

Ted Maiden: A Passion for Seeds, A Future of Flavor

Ted Maiden was a lifelong seed saver, a generous collaborator, and the kind of hobby breeder who always had something growing, something stabilizing, or something a little unexpected popping up. He contributed to the Dwa...

03/13/2026

Delayed shipping on orders from yesterday and today. We are experiencing very high winds in my area. Shipping on items will hold until tomorrow morning.

Thank you for understanding.

~Sam