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The Great Tomato Book Paperback – May 1, 1999

by Gary Ibsen (Author), Joan Nielsen (Author)

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A vine-ripened, juicy delight of a book from Gary Ibsen, founder of the renowned TomatoFest celebration in Carmel, California. Heirloom tomatoes are hot right now, and Ibsen gives history and cultivation information for such sweet delights as Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter, Boxcar Willie's, and Aunt Ruby's Yellow Cherry, among others. With 40-plus festival standout recipes, including Mu Shu Tomato Pillows on Spicy Slaw, Baked Tomato Tart, and, of course, Old-Fashioned Fried Green Tomatoes.

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160 pages
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English
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Ten Speed Press
Publication date

May 1, 1999
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4.5 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches
ISBN-10

1580080480
ISBN-13

978-1580080484
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The authors tell us that there are about 34 million gardening households in the U.S., and of those, 93 percent grow tomatoes. Their book begins with tips for successful planting, and they recommend starting seeds indoors. They give advice on seed selection, soil preparation, designing a garden, trellising techniques, watering, organic fertilizing, and saving seeds. Ibsen also provides a glossary of his 85 favorite tomato varieties. Instructions on harvesting, drying, canning, and freezing tomatoes are also included in this photo-filled paperback, as well as 27 appetizing recipes. George Cohen

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"Can help you enormously" if you'¬?re interested in growing tomatoes.-Sunset Magazine'¬?s

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ten Speed Press (May 1, 1999)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1580080480
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1580080484
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #930,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #330 in Fruit Cooking
- #852 in Vegetable Cooking (Books)
- #969 in Vegetable Gardening

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christie jager

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2016

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It's ok, hoped there would have been some recipes in it, but very interesting.

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2009

I bought this book for a friend, and when it arrived I wanted to keep it for myself! It has lots of great information about tomato growing, plus wonderful recipes. You can't go wrong.

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2017

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Gary Ibsen has done it again!

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2000

This is a beautifully illustrated, beautifully presented book depicting the tomato in all its glory. Much of the full-color photography was done by the author himself, who, among other things was the editor and publisher of a high-quality slick magazine in the Monterey, California, area, when I lived there.

Gary Ibsen was a good customer of my commercial art business, and we were friends, back in the 1970s. But, this book is not about Gary. It's hero is the tomato (Fruit, or vegetable?) in all its forms and varieties.

The book contains tips on planting and growing tomatoes, as well as an education on the differences between the varieties, and recipes from notable chefs on how to use them and enjoy them. And, of course, it is replete with a great many fine full-color photographs, all well-presented and illustrative of the fruit, for the tomato is a fruit--the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to the contrary notwithstanding.

Well done, Gary Ibsen!

Joe Pierre
former owner of Publisher's Art Service

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O. Padilla

Disappointed

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2011

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I love Gary's website tomatofest.com. It has the most interesting varieties of tomatos that you will find any where. I have ordered many, many tomato seeds from his website. I was excited to find his book as I thought for sure he would have included some really great tomato growing secrets. Unfortunately, one or two pages were dedicated to soil and trellising. I was so disappointed. Fortunately, the book contains great information on tomato varieties and beautiful pictures. Oh, well. Maybe his next book will include his secrets on growing tomatos.

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M Waltone

Good overview - would have liked yield and maturity info

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2005

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This is a beautiful book. The pictures show many varieties of lush tomatoes. The recipies look delicious as well and I look forward to trying many of them this coming Summer. The author's general descriptions on certain varieties is nice as an overview. The book is really an overview of tomatoes and growing methods and fertilizers and offers specific recipies.

If the author would have included tomato info on time to maturity for each of his tomato descriptions, then the book would have been more helpful to those trying to plan out what varities to grow to space out harvesting. Now I have to bop between the book's tomato descriptions and some seed web-sites to figure out what to plant to get a relatively spaced harvesting, which I have to do often since the tomatoes described in the look comprise a long list. Also, it would have been nice to know which varieties were hybrids and which were heirlooms. I'm surprised the author didn't mention Red Brandywine in his list as the flavor is the same with a better yield and some say it's easier to grow than the pink variety.

The chapter of "Tomato Fest" could have been eliminated. I wasn't sure as it's purpose other than noting that the author liked to set up tastings.

The chapter on favorite soil amendments can be summarized as a description of the soil amendment (typically organic which is great) and then the use "apply to soil prior planting." Again, this was an overview and I would have liked to know why to use one over the other, how to use, etc.

If you're looking for a beautiful overview book on tomatoes, then this is it.

But if you've become passionate about tomatoes and not only want an overview, but also require better instructions on the "how to" of growing and seeding and access to to more specific info on the varieties themselves then check out "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden" which is beautiful as well.

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lilmommy

Don't waste your few dollars...

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2013

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This book doesn't have any valuable information in it. I love to read about tomatoes, but this is a waste. I didn't lose too much money b/c I bought it cheap, but it is just disappointing.

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Sally V. Smith

This book is like it says - a book about tomatoes

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2016

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This book is like it says - a book about tomatoes: how to choose them, how to grow them, and how to cook them. The recipes look okay. However, it is long and skinny and does not like to stay open. I have found that that is a problem in all these skinny long books -hard to hold or lay flat to follow a recipe.

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Perthshireman

A good read for tomato fans!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2015

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A really interesting book, giving details of an amazing range of (primarily American) varieties, and some very interesting recipes. The section on growing tomatoes is fairly basic, but as I have grown them for years, so not a problem for me. The author grows over 500 varieties on his California property, so clearly knows his stuff. Recommended.

hilary mills

tomato gluts.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2013

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This is a very good book for the great tomato glut that you get at the end of summer when you have been growing your own. Los of great ideas

Colin Meadley

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 11, 2015

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useful

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