Jean-Martin Fortier

Tomatoes

A Grower's Guide
Herausgeber: Nessmann, Pierre / Illustrator: Avram, Flore / Übersetzer: Bennett, Laurie

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Produktbeschreibung

A complete guide to tomato cultivation from seed selection to harvest. Nutritious, versatile, and bursting with flavor, tomatoes are a perennial favorite of both home gardeners and market farmers. Beautifully illustrated and highly accessible, this succinct guide from renowned market gardener Jean-Martin Fortier brings you his pro tips and tricks, ensuring a plentiful and profitable tomato harvest. Coverage includes: * A celebration of the humble tomato and its fascinating history * An inspiring collection of outstanding heirloom and hybrid tomato varieties for you to grow * Strategies for planning, preparation, and propagation suited to every grower * Cultivation methods including transplanting, fertilizing, irrigation, pruning, trellising, disease prevention, and organic pest control * Picking at the peak of freshness, extending harvests, and processing ideas to let you enjoy that homegrown tomato flavor all winter long. Grower's Guides from the Market Gardener is a collection of practical handbooks designed to provide everyone from novice gardeners to seasoned farmers with information to grow better, using Jean-Martin Fortier's principles of biointensive, regenerative agriculture at a human scale.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Society Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 133mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 142g
• ISBN-13: 9781774060056
• ISBN-10: 1774060051
• Artikelnr.: 70990492

Autorenporträt

Jean-Martin Fortier is a farmer, educator, and tireless advocate for regenerative, human-scale agriculture. His biointensive production methods have been adopted by growers worldwide. The author of several bestselling books including The Market Gardener which has sold over a quarter million copies in nine languages, he lives in Quebec, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
A Few Words about My Background
What is the Fortier Method?
Preface
Tomatoes: The Essentials
Chapter 1: Jean-Martin Fortier's Top 20 Tomatoes
Chapter 2: Growing Seedlings
   Seeding
   Transplanting
Chapter 3: Planting and Early Care
   Preparing the soil
   Planting
   Trellising
   Mulching
Chapter 4: Maintenance, Harvest, and Storage
   Irrigation
   Pruning
   Fertilization
   Harvest
Chapter 5: Tomato Enemies
Bibliography and Acknowledgments