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    Growing Tomatoes Like A Pro: How to Grow Juicy, Colorful, Tasty, Organic Tomatoes in Your Backyard & in Containers
    Growing Tomatoes Like A Pro: How to Grow Juicy, Colorful, Tasty, Organic Tomatoes in Your Backyard & in Containers
    Growing Tomatoes Like A Pro: How to Grow Juicy, Colorful, Tasty, Organic Tomatoes in Your Backyard & in Containers
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    Growing Tomatoes Like A Pro: How to Grow Juicy, Colorful, Tasty, Organic Tomatoes in Your Backyard & in Containers

    By Joan E. Hixson

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    "Would You Like To Learn How to Grow Organic, Juicy, Mouth-Watering Tomatoes In Your Own Backyard?"

    It may surprise you but growing tomatoes at home is not the easiest thing in the world. In order to get the perfect crop, many things must be done at just the right time. Missing any of these crucial steps will cause your efforts to go down the drain and ruin your tomato crop.

    Fortunately, most of the things you need to know aren't rocket science. It's just a simple know-how. In "Growing Tomatoes Like A Pro," you will learn everything you need to know to produce big, juicy, colorful, and tasty organic tomatoes in your own home or backyard. You will learn the best way to grow them, how to care for your plants, how to avoid pests & diseases, and the best way to harvest them.

    Here are some of the things you will learn in "Growing Tomatoes Like A Pro":

    - Basic needs & requirements - soil, fertilizer, sunlight, water, & support...
    - How to grow tomatoes from seeds...
    - How to grow tomatoes from seedlings...
    - How to prepare soil to maximize your success...

    - How to identify unhealthy tomato plants...
    - How to prevent diseases and pests...
    - How to treat tomato pests if you do find them...
    - Common growing issues...
    - WARNING: 3 things you should never do when it comes to growing your own tomatoes...
    - Best time & method to harvest your tomatoes...

    - And much more...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLiving Plus Healthy Publishing
    Release dateFeb 26, 2013
    ISBN9781301222285
    Growing Tomatoes Like A Pro: How to Grow Juicy, Colorful, Tasty, Organic Tomatoes in Your Backyard & in Containers

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      Growing Tomatoes Like A Pro - Joan E. Hixson

      Growing Tomatoes Like A Pro

      How to Grow Juicy, Colorful, Tasty, Organic Tomatoes in Your Backyard & in Containers

      Joan E. Hixson

      Copyright© 2013 by Joan E. Hixson

      Smashwords Edition

      Growing Tomatoes Like A Pro

      Copyright© 2013. All Rights Reserved.

      Warning: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. No part of this book may be scanned, uploaded or distributed via internet or other means, electronic or print without the author’s permission. Criminal copyright infringement without monetary gain is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. (http://www.fbi.gov/ipr/). Please purchase only authorized electronic or print editions and do not participate in or encourage the electronic piracy of copyrighted material.

      LEGAL NOTICE

      The Publisher has strived to be as accurate and complete as possible in the creation of this book. While all attempts have been made to verify information provided in this publication, the Publisher assumes no responsibility for errors, omissions, or contrary interpretation of the subject matter herein. Any perceived slights of specific persons, peoples, or organizations are unintentional.

      This book is not intended for use as a source of legal, business, accounting or financial advice. All readers are advised to seek services of competent professionals in the legal, business, accounting, and finance fields.

      The information in this book is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content contained in this book is for general information purposes only. Always consult your healthcare provider before carrying on any health program.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: Basic Needs & Requirements

      Soil

      Fertilizer

      Sunlight & Water

      Support

      Chapter 2: Growing Tomatoes

      From Seeds

      From Healthy Seedlings

      Tomato Plant Spacing

      Scheduled Planting Time

      Soil Preparation

      Planting Process

      Chapter 3: Harvesting Your Tomatoes

      When to Harvest?

      Chapter 4: Diseases, Pests, & Growing Issues

      Identifying Unhealthy Tomato Plants

      Prevention

      Common Diseases

      Common Tomato Pests

      Treating Tomato Pests

      Other Common Growing Issues

      Appendix I: Most Popular Hybrid Tomato Varieties for Home-Growth

      Appendix II: Most Popular Heirloom Tomato Varieties for Home-Growth

      Appendix III: Main Tomato Disease Resistance Codes

      Glossary

      Introduction

      If you are reading this guide, you are clearly interested in growing your own tomatoes. This book is not just intended for those who have very little knowledge about the process of growing tomatoes, but it will give a beginning tomato farmer all the information needed to get started. It is also a great resource for those already growing tomatoes. It can give you a quick refresher on growing if you need it, it can help pinpoint some ways to increase your crop yield, and/or it can help you troubleshooting growing issues you may be dealing with such as annoying pests and diseases.

      You may also fall into the curiosity category and just have an idle interest in growing tomatoes and wondering about the benefits of doing so. You might be thinking, Why grow your own tomatoes? The answer to that is people grow tomatoes for many different reasons that usually include one or more of the top five reasons: nutrition, price, contamination from pesticides, availability, and flavor quality with variety.

      Nutrition – A medium ripe tomato contains a long list of nutrients including calcium, iron, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamin, lycopene, and riboflavin. No wonder they are so good for you! And since tomatoes are about 95% water with only 22 calories per medium-sized tomato, consuming fresh tomatoes regularly is highly beneficial for your health.

      Availability – With tomatoes being so nutritional, the easier it is to get them, the more you can enjoy their health benefits. Growing your own tomatoes will make them all the more available on demand without having to run to the grocery store whenever you need some.

      Pesticides – Chemical pesticides used by commercial tomato growers expose consumers to a variety of toxins with significant health threats. This is currently a matter of much debate among the experts. You are safest when you adopt the age-old life recommendation…better safe than sorry. Growing your own tomatoes and controlling their environment ensures you will not be consuming toxins unless you choose to use the same chemical pesticides.

      Price – The price for purchasing fresh tomatoes at your local grocery store varies according to season as well as shipping costs. They are available year-round throughout the country whether grown fresh in natural growing seasons or grown in greenhouses out of season. You will pay

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