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Page Count:128
Images:Full Color
Dimensions: 5.25 × 1 × 0.31 in
Publication Date:April 08, 2025
ISBN:9781774060056
Editor:Pierre Nessmann
Translated:Laurie Bennett
Illustrator: Flore Avram
Sustainability:Printed on 100% recycled paper
Printed in:Canada

Tomatoes

A Grower's Guide

By:

Editor: Pierre Nessmann

Grow tomatoes the way professional market gardeners do — with precision, purpose, and proven results.

In Tomatoes: A Grower’s Guide, Jean-Martin Fortier distills decades of hands-on farming experience into clear, practical instruction for gardeners and small-scale growers who want healthier plants, higher yields, and fewer surprises. Grounded in the Market Gardener Method, this guide focuses on soil health, vertical systems, airflow management, and regenerative growing practices that maximize productivity without industrial inputs.

Whether you’re cultivating a backyard plot or refining your small-farm systems, this book offers a reliable, repeatable approach to growing exceptional tomatoes.

This guide applies the Market Gardener Method specifically to tomato production, offering a rare, crop-focused deep dive for growers who want to move beyond basic gardening advice.

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Who This Book Is For

  • Home Gardeners: Those who want healthier plants and significantly better yields.
  • Market Gardeners: Professionals seeking reliable, efficient, and profitable tomato production.
  • Regenerative Growers: Practitioners transitioning to biointensive, organic practices.
  • Self-Sufficiency Seekers: Anyone interested in local agriculture and food sovereignty.

What You'll Learn

  • Master cultivation: Follow step-by-step methods for seeding, transplanting, and early care.
  • Optimize plant health: Implement precise irrigation, fertilization, and pruning schedules.
  • Protect your harvest: Identify and manage “tomato enemies” using organic prevention strategies.
  • Extend the season: Learn harvest timing and storage strategies to enjoy fresh flavor long after the first frost.

Praise for the book

Full of tips that will save new growers years of wasted effort.

Ben Hartman, author, The Lean Farm and The Lean Micro Farm

This Grower’s Guide has something for everyone, from seasoned gardeners and small farmers to newbies.

Lee Reich, PhD, scientist, farmdener (farmer/gardener hybrid), and author, Growing Figs in Cold Climates

Everything you need to know to grow amazing tomatoes.

David R. Montgomery, co-author, What Your Food Ate and The Hidden Half of Nature

What Makes This Book Unique

While The Market Gardener focuses on commercial micro-farming systems, Tomatoes: A Grower’s Guide dives deeply into one of the most important crops in biointensive production. It provides crop-specific expertise for growers who want to master tomato production at home or on a small farm.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Jean-Martin Fortier
Chapter 1 – The Craft of Growing
Chapter 2 – Designing Your Garden Space
Chapter 3 – Planning Your Harvests
Chapter 4 – Tools of the Shed
Chapter 5 – Starting and Transplanting Seedlings
Chapter 6 – Spring Vegetables
Chapter 7 – Summer Vegetables
Chapter 8 – Fall Vegetables
Chapter 9 – Essential Culinary Herbs
Chapter 10 – Organic Fertilization
Chapter 11 – Harvesting and Storing the Bounty
Chapter 12 – Growing Vegetables in Winter
Final Thoughts
Appendix

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Book Extras and Resources

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Frequently Asked Questions About Home Gardening

Is this book suitable for backyard gardeners?

Yes. While grounded in professional biointensive methods, the techniques are designed to be adaptable for home gardens, raised beds, and small plots.

Does this book focus on organic growing methods?

Yes. The guide emphasizes soil health, natural fertility, airflow management, and regenerative pest and disease control without synthetic chemicals.

Are digital editions available?

Yes. Tomatoes: A Grower’s Guide is available in paperback, Web PDF, and accessible EPUB formats. Digital editions are available internationally.

Meet the Author

author Jean-Martin Fortier

Jean-Martin Fortier is a farmer, author, and educator who has been at the forefront of the ecological, human-scale farming movement for more than two decades. Since 2004, he and his wife have operated Les Jardins de la Grelinette, a model two-acre microfarm celebrated for its remarkable productivity and efficiency. In 2017, Fortier founded the Market Gardener Institute, which has trained and supported over 11,000 farmers in 91 countries, helping them establish profitable small-scale organic farms rooted in regenerative practices. He is the bestselling author of The Market Gardener and co-author of The Winter Market Gardener, which together have sold more than 300,000 copies in 12 languages. His pioneering work has inspired a global shift toward resilient, soil-based food systems and earned him the Meritorious Service Cross from the Governor General of Canada. Fortier lives and farms in Quebec, Canada.

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