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Why grow your own tomatoes? Because you just can't beat the taste!Complete guide to growing heirloom tomatoes, whether you have an entire backyard or just a small spaceLearn about tomato varieties, germination, planting, staking and caging, food, water, maintenance, pest control and diseases, and harvestingUnderstand the benefits of growing your own tomatoes, going beyond the obvious fact that they taste betterFascinating tomato lore, expert tips, and techniques all flavored with irreverent witFun and conversational, written in the tone Mike McGrath is known and loved for in his popular NPR radio show, You Bet Your Garden (R) Whether you have a big backyard or only a small terrace, you bet you can grow beautiful heirloom tomatoes!Organic gardener Mike McGrath, the host of the nationally syndicated public radio show hit You Bet Your Garden (R) , will teach you everything you need to know to grow tomatoes like a pro.
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The Short Take Mike McGrath is: Host of the nationally syndicated Public Radio show, You Bet Your GardenGarden Editor for WTOP News Radio in Washington, DCContributing Editor and columnist for Greenprints magazineFormer Editor-in-Chief of ORGANIC GARDENING magazine Author of books on Tomatoes, Compost and Kitchen Gardening
