The Tomato Grower's Handbook

“Original, comprehensive, illustrated, exceptionally ‘user friendly’ in organization and presentation, The Tomato Grower’s Handbook by tomato growing expert Holly Farrell fully lives up to the promise of its subtitle ‘Everything you need to know, from seed to harvest and beyond’. Ideal for the novice gardening and of immense interest to even the more experienced tomato grower.” –Midwest Book Review

”[A] comprehensive handbook. Living up to its subtitle, 150 charmingly illustrated pages tell ‘everything you need to know, from seed to harvest and beyond.’ Descriptions of preparing the soil, saving and sowing the seeds, transplanting, watering, fertilizing, pruning are complemented with recipes and a glossary of tomato types.” –Cottages and Gardens

“The Tomato Grower’s Handbook offers a lot for both inexperienced and experienced gardeners … This guide is a nice starting place for newcomers, organized well, full of encouragement, and easy to follow. Instructions are broken down into clear steps with explanations that lead readers through the growing process, what they should do, and when to do it … Particularly valuable are sections about dealing with diseases, how to save seed, and what tomatoes to try and why.” –The Washington Gardener

“For an easy guide to help you get started, check out The Tomato Grower’s Handbook by Holly Farrell, a horticulturist and garden writer. The book is aimed at a beginner and walks you through everything in under 150 pages.” –The Boston Globe

”[Farrell’s] eagerness is infectious.” –Sunday Times Ireland

“The Tomato Growers Handbook is more than a set of instructions–it’s an invitation to a more flavorful life. By the time you turn the last page, you won’t just feel capable of growing a tomato; you’ll be itching to get your hands in the dirt and start your own heirloom revolution.” –Vol. 1 Brooklyn

Holly Farrell is an RHS Wisley-trained horticulturalist, award-winning garden writer and author of books with the RHS, RGB Kew and the Chelsea Physic Garden, including The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Herbs. Her most recent titles are The RHS Little Book of Wild Gardening, The Herb Almanac (for Chelsea Physic Garden) and The RHS Little Book of Cut Flower Growing. She is a frequent contributor to The Simple Things magazine and was a judge on the Vegetable Forum at RHS Bridgewater.

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