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What he says about growing tomatoes isn't just tall tales - it's a true tale about incredibly tall tomato vines.with incredible numbers of tomatoes. What he has accomplished with organic methods is something commercial growers with all their equipment, artificial fertilizers and bug and weed sprays will never accomplish. Mr Wilbur does some bragging, but he's earned the right. Wow. There are photographs to prove what he says, too. The point is, you can also grow bigger, better and healthier tomatoes (and by extension, all your homegrown vegetables) by adopting his organic methods. You may not want to grow 27-ft vines, or need all that many tomatoes, but you can learn some very useful tips by reading his book.
It had good info. just not the end all be all of tomato growing Interesting read.
This book will layout for you proven techniques on staking, organic fertilizing, watering and pest control. plant it would work on my 8 ft. I figured if he had a system to cage a 28 ft. If you grow tomatoes, you must have this book. I had problems with tomatoe cages and staking. plants.Happy reading. My plants were just to big to control.
This is a Superb book, great resource. I checked it out at the library and then I wanted to buy it so I can have it as a resource for my own garden. This man has an amazing technique for growing vegetables.
But once I read it, I was pretty disappointed. If you don't mind the occasional self-promoting comments, then most beginner to novice gardeners, and anybody looking to get more yield from their plants, might enjoy this book.One other thing: the book contains a large number of typos, and color photos would be helpful. don't let them go thirsty)., but it also does so in a holier-than-thou tone with such statements as, "For me, a drop in production to a mere 100 pounds per plant is a dismal failure." By the way, this book is not about growing the largest tomatoes possible, it's about getting the most yield per plant (in the author's case: a record 342 pounds of tomatoes per plant).On the plus side, the book does a fine job of promoting organic gardening, and gives clues on how to "read" a tomato plant, prevent stress, and pinch off new growth selectively. After reading several of the previous reviews, I thought I was buying the greatest tomato book ever. This book tells you a lot of what you already know (use compost. in case there are plans for a second edition. give the tomatoes support.
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