100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden by Carolyn J. Male (1999, Paperback)

Tomato bible! If you want to learn how to grow tomatoes, this is all you need!!!!! Excellent! Easy to understand - not overly complicated. Step-by-step instructions from beginning to end on growing tomatoes.

Wow! great book! a very valuable book if you are into tomatoes! Carolyn Male has really put a lot of time and effort in this. i have been growing tomatoes for years and love to have several varieties as well. this book is just packed with information helpful in growing healthy tomatoes, how to cross pollinate, save and preserve seeds for the next season and how and where to share with other tomato lovers everywhere.

Although I am sceptical of buying books that I can't personally open prior to buying...the reviews for this book were so good that I decided to gamble. I am glad I did. The book is an excellent reference. Well written by an author with years of experience in growing heirloom tomatoes. Lots of good information on the tomato varities that are included as well as some good culture tips. Outstanding photos. If a person is interested in heirloom tomatoes this is an excellent book to add to one's library.

I thought it was a very informative book. I liked the way it gave helpful information on selecting seed for you area to planting, fertlizing and staking. I especially enjoyed the color photos so you could see what the tomatoes would look like, complete with splits, dings and scabs. There was no false advertizing in those photos! I also liked that it included a excellent discription including production rates, too bad it was only for 100 tomatoes, I would like to see volumn two.
The only thing I disliked about the book was its price. I have been searching for this book for a year on Ebay and ABE books and have been shocked at what it goes for, up to $50.00! I was glad to finally find one in my price range.
I have been growing and selling Heirloom tomatoes for years and when I saw it I knew I would enjoy it and I have!