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American Tomato: The Complete Guide to Growing and Using Tomatoes

by Robert Hendrickson

American Tomato: The Complete Guide to Growing and Using Tomatoes Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

As everyone knows there is currently a shortage of tomatoes, and the prices in stores are skyrocketing. There is no better time than now for people to learn how to grow their own. Hendrickson provides tips on how to grow tomatoes year round. American Tomato is chalk full of information on storing and growing tomatoes, the different varieties of tomatoes, and delicious tomato recipes. This is the complete tomato guide for any vegetable gardener or tomato lover alike.

Review:

"A lot has happened in the worlds of food and gardening since 1977, when Hendrickson published The Great American Tomato Book, now updated, revised and renamed in paperback. The new edition attempts to cover everything from history to recipes, but Hendrickson's no-nonsense approach is a minor addition to the market in today's local — produce — crazed, foodie world. He's at his best when he takes home gardeners by the hand and walks them through the complexities of growing tomatoes, either in the ground or in containers. Other authors have written more artfully of the tomato's history, and any local gardening columnist will have more to say about why to choose one Heirloom varietal over another, but Hendrickson is a man who knows his seedlings, soil, sun and sowing. When it comes to practical problems like staking, mulching and fertilizing, home gardeners will find him to be a useful and informative guide. Most will also welcome the too-brief canning and preserving chapter. However, there are few surprises in the perfunctory recipe section. The appendixes include descriptive lists of hundreds of early, main season and late season tomatoes. But photographs — which were integral to the original edition — would've helped the book fare better among the stiff gardening competition." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

Everything you need to know about selecting, growing, and preparing delicious tomatoes.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781589792227
Subtitle:
The Complete Guide to Growing and Using Tomatoes
Author:
Hendrickson, Robert
Publisher:
Taylor Trade Publishing
Subject:
Non-Classifiable
Subject:
Fruit
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Tomatoes
Subject:
General Gardening
Subject:
Tomatoes -- United States.
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
February 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
225
Dimensions:
8.96x9.00x.70 in. 1.20 lbs.

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