Grow the Best Tomatoes: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-189 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin)

Packaged nicely. Shipped quick. Book in wonderful shape. have been growing tomatoes for a while, but this book showed me alot of things that will help with a better crop

Can't wait to read this so I can put it to use

I love all of these books, the size, and materials are great, illustrations are wonderful, absolutely packed with information.

I'm brand new to gardening, but this book contained very little information that I didn't already know.I was hoping for information about supporting the tomatoes. My plants are a monstrous 8 feet tall and I've had problems with some of the branches breaking before I tied them. I wanted more information on how to predict which branches would break -- some are obvious to me, but some aren't, and if I tied every branch, I'd spend hours every evening on that chore alone.I also wanted to know how many branches can be trained to one stake after they outgrow the cage. Advice on thick branches growing horizontally? What should the angle be between the branches and the twine - I think the twine should be slightly overhead, but how much? I've been tying square knots because that's easy in a crowded bush -- what do experienced people do? In addition to tying branches, do I need to support the clusters of fruit themselves? (None of those have broken yet, no matter how heavy they look, so I haven't been supporting them.)How about garden hygiene -- should I prune every branch that has a leaf with a tiny spot? That's what I've been doing so far, and while my neighbors have problems with Early Blight, so far my plants seem healthy and productive.These are the questions of a newbie gardener, and I'm sure I'm not alone.If the book can't answer the most essential questions of a brand new gardener, who on earth is this book meant for? Absolutely everything in this book can be found for free on the internet, or on seed packets, or seed cataogs. I buy tons of books and ordinarily don't mind spending the money, but I want to feel like I'm getting *something* for my money.

For me, a novice, who seems to lose by disease or pests every tomato I ever planted, this has a lot of good info. That's not to say that, in spite of my best efforts, that the pests and pets won't still destroy them.

Just great basic information in a relatively brief pamphlet. I only grow a few tomato plants each year, but this has made me braver, and my results so far are good!

We got the book in a good amount of time. No problems with this transaction at all. I can not complain.

Good booklet for anyone interested in growing tomatoes.

This book was written for a North American audience. There are references to American public holidays and American locations to illustrate when to plant and where tomatoes can be grown outside. These references are not much use to a British or other reader and irritated me.

great

Reading this bulletin was my first step towards gathering information about growing tomatoes, you won’t be disappointed buying this bulletin

Lots of good advice, especially for new gardeners.

Disappointing. Little more than I'd expect in one article in a country newspaper.