As more and more people turn to growing their own fruit and vegetables to save money and enjoy the flavours of tasty and chemical free produce, a new tomato growing information package has proven to be a highly sought after reference guide. The shrink wrapped package, by Annette Welsford and Lucia Grimmer contains -How to Grow Juicy Tasty Tomatoes (2nd Edition) - a comprehensive 80 page full colour guide on growing tomatoes in every type of climate. -The Tomato Varieties Database - a CD containing photos, cultivation and usage notes, and seed sources for over 1300 varieties-Our Family Tomato Cookbook - a worldwide collection of family tomato recipes, many of which have been handed down over generations. Every recipe was donated by purchasers of the 1st edition of How to Grow Juicy Tasty Tomatoes.-A bookmark containing a matchbook of tomato seedsThe worldwide acclaimed tomato-growing handbook is jam-packed full of useful advice, history and plant facts including:-Comprehensive recommendations for soil preparation, staking, pruning and watering-260 pictorial and descriptive aids for diagnosing and controlling nutritional, disease and pest issues-Growing advice for traditional and organic methods in the garden, pots or greenhouses-Advice for harvesting, storage and seed saving-A glossary of Tomato Terms-Bonus Tomato Diary, Disease Ready Reckoner and Conversion Charts for measurementsThe package has been favourably reviewed by 15 major Australian and international gardening publications and purchased by keen gardeners in 82 countries.

Written by a renowned expert in plant disease and nutrition, this popular guide has been featured on TV and reviewed in 15 publications on 3 continents. With sales to professional growers and home gardeners in 82 countries, How to Grow Juicy Tasty Tomatoes has been enthusiastically praised as the most comprehensive guide to growing tomatoes ever produced. This tomato-growing handbook is jam-packed full of useful advice, history and plant facts including:¿Comprehensive recommendations for soil preparation, staking, pruning and watering¿260 pictorial and descriptive aids for diagnosing and controlling nutritional, disease and pest issues¿Growing advice for traditional and organic methods in the garden, pots or a greenhouse¿Advice for harvesting, storage and seed saving¿A glossary of Tomato Terms¿Bonus Tomato Diary, Disease Ready Reckoner and Conversion Charts for measurements¿The Tomato Varieties Database - a CD containing photos, cultivation and usage notes, and seed sources for over 1300 varietiesThe book derives its user friendly, yet informational tone from the combined talents of authors Welsford and Grimmer. Grimmer is a renowned Plant Pathologist who provides plant nutrition and disease control advice to professional growers and horticulturists. She contributes the wide breadth of scientific knowledge and data. Welsford ensures that Grimmer¿s science based advice is easily digestible for the average home grower. A tomato grower may very well be buried in fruit after following advice in the book, and indeed many purchasers from around the world have sent emails testifying to this.

From planting tips to pruning hints, from instructions on starting seeds to scrumptious recipes, this indispensable guide includes everything you need to know about growing America's favorite vegetable. Whether you live in Jersey City, Jacksonville or Juno, whether you garden in containers or on a quarter acre, you'll be harvesting plump, juicy, mouth-watering - and pesticide-free - tomatoes in no time. What's Inside: The tastiest tomatoes for your area, natural pest and disease remedies, the secret to trellising tomatoes, deciphering the important information on seed packets, and an extensive list of suppliers of the hardest-to-find heirlooms and the most disease-resistant hybrids, and more.

Straight from the vine to the cookpot and to terrific trivia: everyone will enjoy this juicy tribute to the tangy, tasty tomato. Begin with a horticultural look at resurgent vintage varieties: a comprehensive chart gives specific growing and eating details on more than 50 delicious types, both heirloom and hybrid. Find out how to create and cultivate the "essential tomato garden,” even on a windowsill. Then, head straight to the kitchen with information on how to store, peel, freeze, dry, can, and cook up the harvest. Recipes include such luscious dishes as tomato soup, jam, bread, and green tomato pie. Round out the enlightening feast with fun facts on the tomato’s history and tomato festivals.

Jill Winger, creator of the award-winning blog The Prairie Homestead, introduces her debut The Prairie Homestead Cookbook, including 100+ delicious, wholesome recipes made with fresh ingredients to bring the flavors and spirit of homestead cooking to any kitchen table. With a foreword by bestselling author Joel Salatin The Pioneer Woman Cooks meets 100 Days of Real Food, on the Wyoming prairie. While Jill produces much of her own food on her Wyoming ranch, you don’t have to grow all—or even any—of your own food to cook and eat like a homesteader. Jill teaches people how to make delicious traditional American comfort food recipes with whole ingredients and shows that you don’t have to use obscure items to enjoy this lifestyle. And as a busy mother of three, Jill knows how to make recipes easy and delicious for all ages. "Jill takes you on an insightful and delicious journey of becoming a homesteader. This book is packed with so much easy to follow, practical, hands-on information about steps you can take towards integrating homesteading into your life. It is packed full of exciting and mouth-watering recipes and heartwarming stories of her unique adventure into homesteading. These recipes are ones I know I will be using regularly in my kitchen." - Eve Kilcher These 109 recipes include her family’s favorites, with maple-glazed pork chops, butternut Alfredo pasta, and browned butter skillet corn. Jill also shares 17 bonus recipes for homemade sauces, salt rubs, sour cream, and the like—staples that many people are surprised to learn you can make yourself. Beyond these recipes, The Prairie Homestead Cookbook shares the tools and tips Jill has learned from life on the homestead, like how to churn your own butter, feed a family on a budget, and experience all the fulfilling satisfaction of a DIY lifestyle.