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PublisherWorkman Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-100761114009
ISBN-139780761114000
eBay Product ID (ePID)607230
Product Key Features
Book TitleSmith And Hawken: 100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden
Number of Pages246 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAgriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Vegetables, Fruit
Publication Year1999
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Gardening
AuthorCarolyn J. Male
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight22.1 Oz
Item Length10.3 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-017665
Dewey Edition21
Photographed byIannotti, Frank
Dewey Decimal635/.6427
Table Of ContentForeword by Kent Whealy Preface: Cultivating an Heirloom Tomato Obsession ORIGINS OF THE TOMATO What Is an Heirloom Tomato Variety? Classification of Heirloom Tomatoes SELECTING HEIRLOOM TOMATO VARIETIES About Zones Making Choices GROWING HEIRLOOM TOMATOES Seed Sowing Siting the Garden Sprawling, Staking, Caging, and Pot Culture Transplanting Fertilization Pruning Biotic Diseases Abiotic Diseases SAVING SEED Pollination Isolation Distances Fermenting Tomato Seed How to Ferment Seeds CREATING YOUR OWN HEIRLOOM TOMATOES Deliberate Cross-Pollination Selecting for a New Variety Dehybridizing a Naturally Created Heirloom Variety Dehybridizing a Known Commercial Hybrid Genetic Traits for Selection How Many Plants Do I Have to Grow Out? Tomato Traits and Genetics FIELD GUIDE TO 100 HEIRLOOM TOMATOES APPENDIXES Commercial Sources for Seeds and Books Seed Sources for Individual Varieties
SynopsisTomatoes have always been far and away the most popular plant in the vegetable garden, and today the class act among tomatoes is the heirloom varieties--those vegetables with a past that go back generations, their seeds preserved and passed down among families, friends, and dedicated farmers. And no one knows heirloom tomatoes like Carolyn Male, a biologist who's grown more than a thousand varieties in the last 14 years. Following the lush and practical format of 100 English Roses for the American Garden (with 57,000 copies in print), 100 Heirloom Tomatoes is a thorough how-to and a stunningly photographed field guide. It covers every facet of growing heirlooms, from selecting the right varieties for your zone and type of garden to timing and planting of seeds, transplanting, hardening off, staking vs. caging, fertilizing, and more. There's a section on how to become a seed saver and even how to do crosses that will lead to creating your own heirlooms. Then comes the tasty part: Aunt Ginny's Purple and Amish Paste, Redfield Beauty, Green Zebra, Georgia Streak and the Santa Clara Canner. Fluted, scalloped, flattened, or lobed--white, pink, red, orange, gold, or chocolate brown--sweet to tart, mild to strong, perfumed and fruity to dark and smoky--now these are tomatoes with real character., Preserved by families, collected by seed savers, passed around among farmers, heirloom tomatoes are now being sought out by more and more home gardeners as an alternative to the bland sameness of commercial hybrids. And happily, these growers are discovering that heirlooms are not only vastly more flavorful, but are just as hardy and easy to cultivate as the hybrids. Dr. Carolyn J. Male, who has raised more than a thousand heirloom tomatoes, here presents 100 consistently top-performing varieties for North American gardeners. There are red tomatoes, yellow tomatoes, green, orange, purple, and even black tomatoes--like Black from Tula, with green shoulders and a dusky rose-black coloring. There are cherry tomatoes, too--try Martino's Roma, a paste with spectacular yield and built-in tolerance of blossom end rot. For every gardener, no matter how experienced, here's everything you need to know to grow and harvest tomatoes with real taste.
LC Classification NumberSB349.M356 1999
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