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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 250
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Rumor has it that instead of 500.00 for autograph that Carolyn could possibly be enticed to sign with a large amount of chocolate!! hehehe
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Log Cabin, Louisiana, moving to Mansfield, Missouri, winter 2006-7
Posts: 30
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Carolyn,
I've only been on this site a couple of days, and have already gotten TONS of information, encouragement, and help. I just contacted Baker Creek Seeds, to be sure they've got your book in stock, and will pick it up on my next trip north, next week. |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Crawford County Georgia
Posts: 163
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SE Texas
Posts: 42
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Carolyn you know what I think of your book as I've told you several times before on the other site..but to add something this past holiday season when the family came over from Chile my DMIL (who is the Dr. Carolyn of water plants with her own book) loved the book. She had one of the kids tell me how nice the thought it was, as her English isn't fluent. Now I wish they had a press run in Spanish!
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Arkansas zone 6b
Posts: 441
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I just got my first look at it a few days ago. Very impressive!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 1
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I just got this book from the local library, and I am totally impressed. This is the most interesting, easy to read and enjoyable gardening book I've read in years (and I've read lots!!), It is a must have!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Posts: 2
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The problem with this durned book is I want ALL the 'maters in it!
Now when her next book comes out (hint, hint) I'm gonna REALLY be in trouble!!! Seriously, thanks Carolyn for a GREAT book!!!!!!!! Sharon in Phoenix |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Shire (z8 Tx)
Posts: 23
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I bought the book last year and though it was beautifully photographed with great descriptions. The pictures depict what a real tomato looks like in the garden. The seed starting, saving and the part on fermenting is worth the price of the book, which is crammed with great info and straight forward information. Carolyn gives each tomato it's strengths as well as it's weaknesses along with how it taste. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down until I got to the last page. I can only hope that she writes another book on the same subject.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Posts: 15
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Just ordered it from Amazon. Can't wait.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Highlands Ranch Colorado-suburb of Denver Zone 5
Posts: 10
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Carolyn,
My wife and I purchased, read, studied and re-read your most wonderful book. It has many highlighted passages and I have used it to compile a list of plants that we want to grow in the future. I am a transplanted New Yorker (Levittown, Long Island) and have been living in a suburb of Denver, Colorado since 1985. 3 years ago, we only grew those heirloom tomatoes that we could find in the local nursery -which is not much. Before that it was mostly hybrids. Because of your book however, this year marks the beginning of our journey into growing all of our heirlooms from seed. We saved the seeds from the plants we purchased and following your instructions fermented and dried them. We also purchased some seeds from 2 of the vendors you mentioned in your book. This year we have 18 different varieties and can't wait until the harvest! We have 16 plants in 8 home made Earth Boxes, another 9 in a raised bed that we have been composting for many years, 7 in a new area we just opened up this year, and 15 or so in pots around our deck. We followed your advise (and others on this site) and purchased the lights, germinating mat, etc. and setup an area in our basement for 'our babies'. When they got older, we brought them upstairs and converted our dining room table into a growing area. We hardened off all of them and used 'Walls of Water' to get them started. We have high winds here and they help our plants get started... We check them everyday and water when needed and are definitely addicted to heirlooms now. All of this would not have been possible without your encouragement and guidance. Thank You so very much for writing your book! We visit Tomatoville often and intend to contribute to it as well. Thanks to Earl, Worth and NCTomatoMan for their wisdom. Please, if you are even faintly considering writing another book/field guide, please do! We want more! More varieties, whether available commercially or not, more troubleshooting tips for bugs, viruses, etc., We are excited about learning about more types of tomatoes! Please, write another book! Thanks, Chris & Tracey |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Arkansas zone 6b
Posts: 441
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I've read it and re-read it a few times. Love it!
I have a question for Carolyn: What, if any, are your favorite finds since the book came out? |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Posts: 5,346
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I'm not Carolyn, but whenever she posts a list, I make sure to save a copy.
![]() Sometime in 2006 ---------------------- Aker's West Virginia Andrew Rahart Jumbo Red Black Cherry Chapman Cuostralee Crnkovic Yugoslavian Druzba Milka's Red Bulgarian Neves Azorean Red OTV Brandywine Red Penna Russian Bogatyr Wes Zogola 2006 Summer list ---------------------- Aker's West Virginia Aunt Gertie's Gold Anna Russian Black Cherry Brandywine (Sudduth) Bulgarian #7 Chadwick's Cherry, aka Camp Joy Cherokee Green Jaune Flammee German Red Strawberry KBX (Kellogg's Breakfast PL) Omar's Lebanese Sandul Moldovan Sungold Tidwell German Mama Leone Sara's Galapagos Virginia Sweets
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a
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We also purchased
some seeds from 2 of the vendors you mentioned in your book. ***** And if I had the opportunity I would delete some and add others. That list was published in 1999 and much has happened in the seed world since then. But I'm glad that my book has been of use to you.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Highlands Ranch Colorado-suburb of Denver Zone 5
Posts: 10
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Carolyn,
A quick question for you. On page 76 you talk about Brianna having 'Celtic origins', but at the bottom of the page you say that the origin is unknown. Why is that? Thanks, Chris |
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a
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And then I said that Brianna attracted me b'c of it's Celtic origins. Meaning the name. Brianna was a warrior lady Celt and I have a strong interest in all things Celtic and so that's why I chose it. To wit, I chose it b'c of it's name. Make sense now? ![]() No way could it be Celtic b'c tomatoes never left Mexico until the 16th Century when the Spanish dispresed them to Spain and othner areas.
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