Savor your best tomato harvest ever with this guide book for tomato enthusiasts!
Craig LeHoullier provides everything you to know about growing more than 200 varieties of tomatoes, from planting to cultivating and collecting seeds at the end of the season. He also offers a comprehensive guide to various pests and tomato diseases, explaining how best to avoid them.
With beautiful photographs and intriguing tomato profiles throughout,Epic Tomatoescelebrates one of the most versatile and delicious crops in your garden.
Craig LeHoullier is the author ofGrowing Vegetables in Straw BalesandEpic Tomatoesand the tomato adviser for Seed Savers Exchange. In the last 30 years, he has trialed more than 1,200 tomato varieties and has introduced more than 100 varieties to the trade. He lectures widely, from local Master Gardener groups to Monticello, the Philadelphia and Northwest Flower Shows, and Seed Savers Exchange.
Sweet Success
Grow and harvest the best tomatoes ever with this practical and beautiful guide by tomato expert Craig LeHoullier. Along the way, you'll learn about this fruit's fascinating history and meet 33 of LeHoullier's favorite varieties.
Preface
Introduction
1 The Origins of Today's Tomato
2 Anatomy of a Tomato
3 Planning and Planting
4 Growing, Maintenance, and Care
5 Harvest Celebration
6 Saving for the Future
7 Breed Your Own Tomatoes
8 Q & A
9 Troubleshooting (Diseases, Pests, and Other Problems)
Recommended Tomatoes
Resources and Sources
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Index
2016 GWA Media Awards Gold Medal Winner - Best Overall Book
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