Growing tomatoes is easier than you might think, and can be done in a variety of spaces, including on a balcony, indoors near a window or outside in pots. Versatile, cost-effective and delicious, there are loads of reasons you should give growing your own a go. The Tomato Grower''s Handbook covers everything you need to grow your own and enjoy your plants year on year, no matter what space you''re working with, including: - Preparing the soil - Sowing seeds - Transplanting young plants - Watering and feeding - Pruning and propagating - Tips and tricks to boost your harvest - Troubleshooting advice for when things don''t go to plan There is also information on different varieties to try, as well as simple recipes and ideas for preserving a glut, such as homemade passata, green tomato jam, a tomato salad that promises to maximise flavour and even a whole tomato pasta that makes use of the fruit, leaves and stems.

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Holly Farrell is an award-winning garden writer and author of books including Healing with Plants: The Chelsea Physic Garden Herbal; RHS Plants from Pips; Growing Herbs (Kew Gardener's Guides); RHS Get Growing; Grow Fruit; and Garden Media Guild Award finalists RHS Gardening for Mindfulness and The Jam Maker's Garden. Her most recent titles are The RHS Little Book of Wild Gardening; The Herb Almanac (for Chelsea Physic Garden); and The RHS Little Book of Cut Flower Growing. She is a frequent contributor to The Simple Things magazine and an RHS Wisley-trained horticulturalist (she holds the Wisley Diploma and RHS Certificates in Horticulture). Before moving to Guernsey, Holly was a judge on the Vegetable Forum at RHS Bridgewater.

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A fully illustrated, beginner-friendly guide to growing the popular and versatile ingredient, featuring simple recipes.

If you want to grow your own vegetables but feel a bit overwhelmed by it all, you're not alone. The Tomato Grower's Handbook is a simple, informative, and tasty solution from award-winning garden writer Holly Farrell.

Easy to grow and a common cooking ingredient, tomatoes are the most popular plant to grow at home-not to mention how much better homegrown tomatoes taste! This user-friendly guide outlines how to grow them, from easy cherry tomatoes to trickier heirloom varieties, covering different methods of growing according to your space-indoors or outdoors, pot or plot. The book includes ten easy recipes (tomato pasta!) and tips on storing and preserving your produce (tomato jam!).

With this handbook, you'll reach your gardening goals (and some chef goals, too) while embracing and enjoying each step of the journey.