The Tomato Book [Hardcover]

Yvonne Young Tarr (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 220 pages
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing; First Edition edition (January 18, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517122677
• ISBN-13: 978-0517122679
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,496,903 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Wanted gardening, got a cookbook, August 22, 2009

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Elaine Frank (Kansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tomato Book (Hardcover)

To me this book was a disappointment. I had hoped for in-depth gardening information. This book has very basic tomato gardening information. The majority of the book is devoted to tomato recipes. So if you are looking for a cookbook that gives LOTS of tomato recipes, this may be the one for you. If you want detailed gardening information and troubleshooting, this is not the book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Everything you've always wanted to know about the tomatoe...but were afraid to ask!, October 8, 2007

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This review is from: The Tomato Book (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent primer for the novice and an interesting read for the accomplished gardener. Over the years I've bought several copies for friends particularly when I learn that their anxious to begin a foray into the wonderful world of garden-fresh tomatoes.
I am prompted to write this review as I just had an email from a friend thanking me profusely. I had given her and her husband a copy of this book last spring, they read it and followed the advice for growing and "putty by" tomatoes and, at the completion of their first year, they are ecstatic to have many jars of canned tomatoes lining the pantry shelf...as well as a whole freezer full of frozen summer sunshine to last them through the winter.
The book is interesting, informative and accurate. If you are interested in tomatoes you can't go wrong with this one.