Growing and Caring for Tomatoes, An Essential Tomato Growing Book
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The tomato is a wonderfully versatile plant that repays any care and attention it is given. Following the simple but important guidelines in this book and by adopting the tips and tricks described for caring for tomatoes, you should ensure you can grow and enjoy a splendid crop of tomatoes, even as an absolute beginner.
Whether you plan to grow tomatoes in your garden, in a greenhouse, or in pots on the patio, this book will guide you through the complete growing process using suggestions handed down through the generations from father to son. The tomatoes that result should be wholesome, healthy and taste better than almost any mass-produced one.
Homegrown Tomatoes
The varieties of tomato you grow at home can be diversified and adjusted to suit your need for a tastier tomato. Unlike the store bought tomatoes, the emphasis is on how good they taste, how fresh they are and how you want to eat them. There is no need to worry about shelf life or transportation damage, or a need to sacrifice taste to ensure they look pristine on the supermarket shelves after their journey.
The only journey your tomatoes will need to take is from the garden to the kitchen. And lets face it there is no better tasting tomato than one that is picked from the vine and on your plate in a matter of minutes.
Growing Tomatoes - What's Covered
You may live in the USA, the UK or Australia, but the method for growing tomatoes follows a similar process. Without doubt some things will need to be adapted slightly for where you live and your climate, but the following topics will cover your options and will lead you to a successful crop of tomatoes:
* Selecting seed and plant types
* Your tomato planting schedule
* Growing tomatoes from seed
* Planting tomatoes
* How to use a greenhouse
* Best ways to support your tomato plants
* Tomato pruning, watering and feeding
* Pest control and dealing with problems
* Ripening tomatoes
Hopefully you will agree its a comprehensive guide to growing tomatoes that will potentially be your point of reference for years to come. Make sure you enjoy eating your tomatoes, homegrown, straight from your own garden.
Included are photographs, interesting facts and references to numerous sources of information for additional reading. Excellent value as a dedicated ebook work of reference.
Brian Stephens
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Growing and Caring for Tomatoes, An Essential Tomato Growing Book - Brian Stephens
Growing and Caring for Tomatoes
A Tomato Growing Book
By Brian Stephens
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Moulin Publications
© Brian Stephens 2012
(ISBN 979-10-90730-14-4)
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Selecting Seed and Plant Types
Tomato Planting Schedule
Growing Tomatoes from Seed
Planting Tomatoes
Growing Tomatoes in a Greenhouse
Supporting Tomato Plants
Tomato Pruning
Tomato Watering
Tomato Feeding
Pest Control
Tomato Problems
Ripening Tomatoes
Additional Resources
Introduction
Tomatoes are a true favourite right across the gardening world. The reason is obvious. Following these simple, but important, guidelines, anyone can get a great crop of tasty tomatoes even with limited resources in terms of garden space. They can be grown in pots on a patio, hanging upside down, in a garden plot, a greenhouse or in a strategically placed grow-bag.
Tomatoes come in all shapes, colours and sizes and can be used in salads, as an ingredient in a variety of hot dishes, as a sauce to accompany pasta or just eaten on their own as a tasty fruit. And the left-over green, still to ripen, varieties can make a very tasty pickle or preserve.
Beefsteak tomatoes
Simply put, there is no need to waste a single tomato you have grown; each and every type has a use, and even if they don’t make it to full maturity on the vine, there are tips and tricks to bring them on or you can just use them as they are. Once you have tasted a fabulous green tomato chutney you will know what I mean.
The essential ingredients for growing tomatoes are sun, plenty of it, and sufficient regular watering. These are the two key elements, but there are other aspects you need to take care of to ensure you get the most from your plants and do not find yourself feeling fed up and dejected at the end of the growing season. All this will be explained in the following chapters in an order that you should find logical and easy to understand.
The techniques to be described are essentially ‘organic’ in nature, not because that was a philosophical decision, but because taking a natural approach will cost less and enable a home gardener to utilise the resources readily available, even if there is a little more effort and input required.
That said, the rewards you get from growing and caring for tomatoes properly far outweigh the effort, the tomato really is a very generous plant. Even in differing climates, and some that are not