This antiquarian book contains a concise yet comprehensive guide to growing tomatoes, and includes information on such topics as soil, harvesting, tools and equipment, pests, diseases, fertilisation, and more. This easy-to-digest and novice-friendly guide will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in growing tomatoes, and would make for a great addition to collections of antiquarian literature of this ilk. Although old, the information contained herein is timeless, making it as useful to modern readers as it was to those contemporary with its original publication. The sections of this text include: 'Diseases', 'Mould', 'Wilt', 'Root Rot', 'Outdoor Tomatoes', 'Blight', 'Ripening the Fruits', etcetera. This vintage book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.