The TomatoPaperback, 20 October 2010

This vintage book is a complete guide to the tomato, being a treatise on history, benefits, common problems, growing, harvesting, marketing, and many other related aspects. Easy-to-digest and profusely illustrated, this vintage handbook is a wealth of timeless information, and will be of considerable utility to novice growers. Contents include: "The Tomato is a Great Food and Drop Plant", "Choose the Soil and Feed The Plant", "The Best in Seed is None too Good", "Strong Plants for Early Maturity and Heavy Crop", "Good Culture Favours Good Returns", "To Train Them Up or Let Them Spread", "The Eternal Battle with Insects and Diseases", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing "The Tomato" now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing vegetables.