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'Burpee's Big Boy' Tomatoes |
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Main-Season
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Hybrid. Main-season standard tomato with deep-red, firm, thick-walled, 10- to 16-ounce or more fruit. Indeterminate plants.
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78
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Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.9 Stars)
Taste: (3.5 Stars)
Yield: (4.5 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.4 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 8
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 04/17/2017 by
lizmom
- An experienced gardener
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Franklin, Ohio, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| The King of Tomatoes! Absolutely perfect in every way. |
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Reviewed on 03/23/2015 by
joespeeder
- An experienced gardener
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Lee, North Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| good producing tomato for north carolina
big big tomatoes. they have aalarge core
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Reviewed on 06/29/2013 by
Mark in Indiana
- An experienced gardener
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Owen, Indiana, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Indeterminate means get out your clippers. This plant, in the middle of a historic drought, grew like its life depended on it. All tomatoes were uniform and plump (no ribbing) and most were in the 1lb range for weight. Plant was terminated at 12\' in height and 8\' in width. 150lbs of tomatoes were harvested and 78lbs were discarded. Flavor was excellent, mild acid. Disease resistance in my opinion was exceptional. |
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Reviewed on 02/06/2008 by
lakeeriegarden
- An intermediate gardener
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Lorain, Ohio, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Very disease resistant easy to grow and nice looking tomato. Don't waste your time if you are after any actual tomato flavor. This hybrid is February grocery store tomato stuff. Mealy and flavorless. |
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Reviewed on 01/28/2007 by
starflakes
- An experienced gardener
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Roberts, South Dakota, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I will preface this with mine was an open pollinated variety from Sand Hill Preservation Center which Glenn Drowns developed with the original creator of Big Boy and not the Burpee Hybrid.
Mine were reverting to the beauty of tomatoes not hybrids in some were beefstake in size. They are though reliable, high producing and a flavor I grew up with as what a tomatoe should be in highly acidic, not mushy, a slight unripe tang to them and a nice fresh tomatoe flavor.
I searched for years for this flavor my Grampa grew in the 70's and am delighted to finally have Big Boy. It is better than the modern hybrids of Better Boy and Fantastic by a mile. That is why people love this tomatoe as it is the real tomatoe flavor most of us grew up with. |
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Reviewed on 04/24/2006 by
danceswithferrets
- A novice gardener
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Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I really don't understand the popularity of Big Boy and Better Boy. Yes, they are productive and disease resistant. The tomatoes look good, but the flavor is lacking. If I wanted a tomato that looks good but is flavorless, I'd save myself the time and trouble and just buy tomatoes at the grocery store. Yes, they are marginally better than supermarket tomatoes, but not by much. Sometimes I think it's all people know, and if they ever tasted a really good tomato, they'd never go back. |
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Reviewed on 01/21/2005 by
tomatopest
- An experienced gardener
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Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Excellant hybid. Taste, production, size. Does succumb more quickly to early blight, then some, but gets it fruit out there. |
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Reviewed on 10/25/2004 by
russell
- An experienced gardener
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Ontario, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Late maturing with lots of growth cracks and green shoulders. |
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