Grow the Best Tomatoes

John Page. In this thorough treatment of the American garden favorite, tomatoes, John Page takes us through the history of tomatoes (from Peru but thought to be poisonous by colonials), growing conditions, mulching, controlling leafy growth, care and maintenance, and disease and pest control. Here the book shows common sense by trying to advise natural methods before chemical to control insects and disease. It correctly relates how early and late blight are common pratfalls to tomato farmers and gardeners, and even follows with how to safely can tomatoes and where to buy tomato seeds. 30 pages with hand-drawn illustrations.