Epic Tomatoes: How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Time by Craig Le

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Contains everything a tomato-growing enthusiast needs to know about growing over 200 varieties of tomatoes - how to sow seeds, plant, cultivate, and collect seeds. This book also offers a comprehensive guide to pests and diseases of tomatoes.

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Savour your best tomato harvest ever! Craig LeHoullier provides everything a tomato enthusiast needs 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 Tomatoes celebrates one of the most versatile and delicious crops in your garden.

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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.

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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.

Author Biography

Craig LeHoullier is the author of Growing Vegetables in Straw Bales and Epic Tomatoes and the tomato adviser for Seed Savers Exchange. In the last 30 years, he has trialled 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.

Table of Contents

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

Review

"Craig LeHoullier has been on a marathon journey with this fruit for 35 years, growing and evaluating thousands of tomatoes. His hands-on knowledge ... is now entirely accessible in Epic Tomatoes."--Diane Ott Whealy, co-founder and vice president of Seed Savers Exchange"Incredibly photographed and beautifully laid out, Epic Tomatoes will inspire and delight."--Niki Jabbour, author of Groundbreaking Food Gardens and The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener"Sure to excite every tomato-growing gardener ... after you read it a supermarket tomato will never taste good again."--Library Journal"When Craig recommends a variety, we listen!"--Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange2016 GWA Media Awards Gold Medal Winner - Best Overall Book "All the descriptions and growing information, enhanced by the book's snappy cover art, engaging design, and clever interior layout, make it easy to see how anyone could be smitten by this remarkable and quirky fruit." -- The American Gardener "A must-read for all serious tomato growers...you'll want to read this cover to cover as soon as you get it." -- Sunday News Herald "The ultimate in-depth and practical ode to heirloom tomatoes. ... Gardeners will find it a mouthwatering read, and the photography will make you yearn for scratch-sniff-and-taste paper." -- Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier "Revel in the amazing variety of tomato colors, tastes, and textures ... LeHoullier's book is a treat for the senses." -- HGTVGardens.com

Review Quote

"When Craig recommends a variety, we listen!"-- Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

Details ISBN1612122086 Language English ISBN-10 1612122086 ISBN-13 9781612122083 Media Book Format Paperback Short Title EPIC TOMATOES Imprint Storey Publishing LLC Subtitle How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Time Country of Publication United States DEWEY 635.642 Place of Publication North Adams Pages 256 UK Release Date 2014-12-30 US Release Date 2014-12-30 Illustrations full colour photographs throughout Author Craig LeHoullier Publisher Workman Publishing Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-12-30 Audience General AU Release Date 2014-12-29 NZ Release Date 2014-12-29 We've got this

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