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Books : Home & Garden : Gardening & Horticulture : By Plant : Tomatoes
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Charles Wilber tells his personal story of learning to work with nature, and his philosophy and approach to gardening. He reveals for the first time how he grows record-breaking tomatoes and produce of every variety. There's no magic involved. Just a well thought out system that gives plants more than they could ever want, and makes it possible for them to reach their full potential. Wilber's compost is the cornerstone along with a wide circumference around plants layered with compost, alfalfa meal and mulch. Valuable pruning and watering details are given, too, as well as a new way of looking at seeds. As you will learn, growing awesome tomatoes integrates every aspect of gardening that you can imagine.
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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
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Home-grown tomatoes . . . large, red-ripe, deliciously aromatic and full of flavor! They can be yours again with modern hydroponic methods designed for home gardeners by one of America's foremost hydroponics experts.You don't need previous experience. Your advantages (besides great tomatoes!) include freedom from harmful pesticides, bothersome weeds and insects, plus ease and pleasure in tending the garden. And you can enjoy your tomatoes sooner . . . tomatoes rich in vitamins and minerals and great taste!
Step-by-step instructions, with many clear, "show-me-how" illustrations, both photographs and drawings.
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"What great tomato-growing ideas! I've been 'container gardening' my Big Boys in old abandoned refrigerators in the front yard for years now, but next season, I'll take Mike's advice and trellis them up the side of our double-wide!"--Martha Slewart, Martha Slewart's Lying
"Did I write this book? So many of the jokes just seem so...familiar."--Garrison Keelover, A Prairie Home Tomato
"Aren't these things poisonous to eat?"--Thomas Jefferson, farmer and framer
"Forget basketball! I'm retiring again to grow heirloom tomatoes! Now, what kind of shoes am I gonna need . . . ?"--Michael Jardin, tall guy
"This is just the kind of 'hidden message' book I expect from you left-leaning, liberal-compost-applying, communal gardening, card-carrying organic types! Well, you don't fool me one bit-- enticing the youth of America to experiment with PINK tomatoes! RED fruits! Arkansas TRAVELER-- or is that Arkansas FELLOW TRAVELERS??? I'm sticking with my red, white, and blue potatoes!"--Rush ToJudgement, The Rush ToJudgement Show
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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
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Introduction to growing tomatoes.
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In common with other books in this series, this volume describes the scientific principles of the biology and production of a particular horticultural crop. This volume considers tomatoes, one of the most important internationally grown and traded of such crops. All aspects, from taxonomy and genetics, to growing in field and protected environments and to postharvest handling and processing, are covered. The book fills a major gap in the literature and will be essential for students, professional growers and processors.
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'From the Americas to Australasia, from northern Europe to southern Africa, the tomato tickles the world's taste buds. Americans along devour more than twelve million tons annually of this peculiar fruit, variously considered poisonous, curative, and aphrodisiacal. In this first concerted study of the tomato in America, Andrew F. Smith separates myth from historical fact, beginning with the Salem, New Jersey, man who, in 1820, allegedly attracted spectators from hundreds of miles to watch him eat a tomato on the courthouse steps (the legend says they expected to see him die a painful death). Later, hucksters such as Dr. John Cook Bennett and the Amazing Archibald Miles peddled the tomato's purported medicinal benefits. The competition was so fierce that the Tomato Pill War broke out in 1838."The Tomato in America" traces the early cultivation of the tomato, its infiltration of American cooking practices, the early manufacture of preserved tomatoes and ketchup (soon hailed as 'the national condiment of the United States'), and the 'great tomato mania' of the 1820's and 1830's. This book also includes tomato recipes from the pre-Civil War period, covering everything from sauces, soups, and main dishes to desserts and sweets. Now available for the first time in paperback, "The Tomato in America" provides a piquant and entertaining look at a versatile and storied figure in culinary history'.
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Thirty reports in this volume constitute a major presentation of crop vegetables biotechnology with emphasis on tomato. The authors are specialists in this field from universities and research organizations around the world.
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For more than 100 years Burpee has specialized in tomato variety development. From the legendary Big Boy to lesser known varieties, Burpee tomatoes can be found in vegetable gardens all over the country.Written for beginning enthusiasts or experienced aficionados, there is something for everyone in Burpee Tomatoes. There is information on how to grow tomatoes indoors, where to place tomato plants in the garden, how to prevent common tomato diseases and even fertilizing secrets for bigger tomato yields.Different tomato varieties suited to canning, heat-resistance, all types of soil and even wine-making are profiled in detail. Along with full-color photography, there is tomato myth and lore peppered throughout.Robert Hendrickson is the author of more than 40 books.
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After providing a brief history of the tomato, THE TOMATO HANDBOOK gets down to the nitty-gritty of tomato cultivation, with advice on planting, stages of growth, support methods and pruning.
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Nothing is as tasty as a cool, vine-ripened tomato! Lois provides growing and selection tips, nutritional information, tomato lore and trivia, recipes and more. Full of vivid color photos, this book features more varieties of tomato than you thought possible.
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Earthly Delights, by acclaimed garden writer Jack Kramer, is the comprehensive guide to vegetable and herb container gardening. Kramer provides instruction from the planning to harvest stages, including delicious recipe ideas and community gardening and resource information. Highly detailed line drawings and extensive tables provide quick access to design and other vital information. Any gardener facing space limitations will find container gardening with Earthly Delights as obvious solution.