Tomato Container Gardening: 7 Easy Steps To Healthy Harvests from Small Spaces [Kindle Edition]

Mary Verdant (Author)

Book Description

Wonderful, juicy, fresh tomatoes are fun and easy to grow in containers!

In fact, anyone, anywhere can enjoy tomato container gardening: children, adults, people with limited mobility, people who have never planted anything before, ever, can see amazing results.

This step-by-step guide covers everything you'll need to get started, including:
- sun, soil and water
- types of containers to use
- equipment needed
- seeds and propagation
- dealing with challenges of sun, wind and watering

Seasoned container gardener Mary Verdant shares her expertise the art of container gardening. Armed with this step-by-step guide, frustrated apartment dwellers can indulge their passion for growing delicious tomatoes.

If you have a balcony, porch, or even some steps that get good sunlight, you'll find growing tomatoes in containers easy and rewarding.

Written for the beginner and those with gardening experience, these directions are complete, clear, and easy to follow.

Scroll up, click "Buy Now" and get on the path to delicious, home grown tomatoes in less than 30 minutes a week!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Praise for #1 best selling book: Tomato Container Gardening!

"exactly what I was looking for--a comprehensive book on growing tomatoes in containers. Everything you need to know is in here, and there's no fluff. I'm psyched. She even shows you how (with photos) to make your own self-watering containers. There are also recipes, and all kinds of info on soil, pests, container options and tomato varieties. Really well done." - LQ

Other 5 our of 5 Star Reviews
"Just What I Need!
It has everything I need to get started, grow, maintain and harvest the tomatoes ...  Highly recommended." - G. Wells

Overview
Almost anyone, anywhere can enjoy fresh tomatoes off the vine in their own homes!  Seasoned container gardener and best selling gardening author Mary Verdant shares her expertise the art of container gardening. Armed with this step-by-step guide you can grow delicious tomatoes this spring!

More praise...
"If you love tomatoes get this book! If you have no space and want to create a mini tomato garden it can be done and this book tells you how... The photos are sharp and really bring the book to life. For the low price this book costs it is well worth it." - JP

"This book really simplifies tomato gardening and makes it extremely efficient, especially for small spaces... The tips at the end of the book are awesome, everything really makes perfect sense." E. Lass

About the Author

Mary Verdant is an avid gardener. She finds wonder in the simple miracles of life, like planting a seed, watering it, and tasting the wonderful fruits (and vegetables) of her labors.

She attained a degree in horticulture at Merritt College in Oakland California. Since then she has helped her clients plant gardens and learn about the wonders of growing food.

One of her favorite experiences is the look on a child's face when they first bite into a ripe, beautiful tomato that the grew themselves!

She has helped create beautiful and bountiful gardens in California, North Carolina, England, and Hawaii - and her books have inspired gardeners all over the world.

Her goal is to simplify gardening. She understands how very easy it is to create and grow a garden (especially in containers) and she writes in order to inspire everyone - young and old - healthy and healing - to grow their own gardens and discover how easy, fun and nurturing a garden can be.

She focuses on getting straight to the point - so her books are short and clear. She wants you to be out planting and harvesting, not sitting inside reading a book!

Product Details

• File Size: 1060 KB
• Print Length: 61 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007OWONUA
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,609 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #48 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > How-to & Home Improvements > Do-It-Yourself
  • #52 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Gardening & Horticulture > Vegetables

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Source of Tomato Gardening Info March 28, 2012

By JP

Format:Kindle Edition

Years ago I had the most wonderful tomato balcony garden. I started it at the recommendation of a co-worker who was a real gardening buff. Before that I truly hated tomatoes. I had no idea that tomatoes could actually be delicious! Trust me, the ones that come out of your garden taste nothing like what you get from the stores. My favorites were the small cherry tomatoes. They were oh so sweet. I had several terra cotta pots of those. Sadly they were all given up when I moved. At the thought of once again creating a balcony tomato garden I found this book and am really getting jazzed again at the prospect of having my garden going!

The book covers pot selection, plat selection, soil selection, fertilization, and many tips to maximize your harvest. I wasn't expecting to see tomato recipes but found several good ones in this book. If you love tomatoes get this book! If you have no space and want to creat a mini tomato garden it can be done and this book tells you how. There is even a section on building a self-watering container. The photos are sharp and really bring the book to life. For the low price this book costs it is well worth it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Information; Needs an Editor July 15, 2012

By Sarah Smith

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Replete with errors, but I'm keeping it anyway for the excellent tomato advice, including links to websites. Even a "How To" book can/should be well written.

One vital error: author lists varieties of hybrid and heirloom tomatoes. But she switches the list, so the hybrids are heirloom varieties and vice versa.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple for small spaces! March 28, 2012

By Eric Lass

Format:Kindle Edition

This book really simplifies tomato gardening and makes it extremely efficient, especially for small spaces. I live in an apartment so this book is really going to help me create my own fresh tomatoes. The tips at the end of the book are awesome, everything really makes perfect sense.

Highy recommend this book to anyone looking for fresh tomatoes but doesn't have room for a full garden!

More About the Author

Mary Verdant is an avid gardener. She finds wonder in the simple miracles of life, like planting a seed, watering it, and tasting the wonderful fruits (and vegetables) of her labors.

Mary studied horticulture at Merritt College in Oakland, California. She still works in Oakland teaching her clients about gardening and helping them plant their own gardens.

One of her favorite experiences is the look on a child's face when they first bite into a ripe, beautiful tomato that they grew themselves!

She has helped create beautiful and bountiful gardens in California, North Carolina, England, and Hawaii - and her books have inspired gardeners all over the world.

Her goal is to simplify gardening. She understands how very easy it is to create and grow a garden (especially in containers) and she writes in order to inspire everyone - young and old - healthy and healing - to grow their own gardens and discover how easy, fun and nurturing a garden can be.

She focuses on getting straight to the point - so her books are short and clear. She wants you to be out planting and harvesting, not sitting inside reading a book!