The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden is a nonfiction book by William Alexander, published in 2006.

The $64 Tomato was a nominee for Quill Award in the debut author of the year category[1] and was selected for the 2006 National Book Festival.

When he and his family purchased a home with several acres in a small town in New York, he was determined to use some of the property to create a 2,000 sq ft (190 m2) organic garden.

Alexander documents his adventures battling pests, weeds, plant diseases, deer, and a persistent groundhog he names Superchuck.

"[5] Publishers Weekly says "this hilarious horticultural memoir ... manages to impart an existential lesson on the interconnectedness of nature and the fine line between nurturing and killing.