Hey - I will be at a few events in the area with my new book in a few weeks...

[NRaleighLiberal]

Aside from giving two talks at the Northwest Flower and Garden show (evenings of Feb 14 and 15), I will be speaking at Village Books in Bellingham on Wednesday Feb. 11 at 7 PM, and at Swansons in Seattle on Saturday 14 - time TBD. My wife and I are landing in Seattle on Feb 10, departing Feb 16...can't wait!

Any gardeners who may want to pop around and say hello?

This is the book I will be speaking about (and selling and signing)

http://www.epictomatoes.com/

[niyad]

1. darn!!! wish I could be there for you. please give us detailed daily reports!!

any chance you will be coming to colorado?

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. Not yet, but my year is just shaping up. will certainly let you know!

[niyad]

3. going to see if library has it for the moment. it would be fabulous if you got here!!

[niyad]

8. wow--my library already has your book on order, so I will be reading it shortly!!

[Suich]

4. Swansons is fantastic!

Expensive, but really nice!

[eridani]

5. Not tomato country at all

Carefully staggered plantings of Early Girl and Big Early have the same result--a bunch of green tomatoes on September 1st. Even with a greenhouse, beefsteaks just don't appreciate chilly summer nights.

[NRaleighLiberal]

7. yes - I'll be talking about various techniques to gain some early advantages

as well as shorter season varieties, but mother nature usually trumps our efforts - opposite issue where I am - too hot, too many diseases and critters!

Plenty of interesting stuff around tomatoes aside from growing and eating, though - history, stories, relationship of colors and flavors, etc. enough to fill a book (which I did!)

[Lochloosa]

6. Tell me how to keep the squirrels from eating my tomatoes and I'll fly out and say hello...