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'Big Mama' Tomatoes |
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Paste
Main-Season
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Hybrid. Main-season, paste tomato with red, 5- by 3-inch, meaty fruit with few seeds. Indeterminate plants.
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80
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.2 Stars)
Taste: (4.0 Stars)
Yield: (4.5 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.2 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 6
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 09/01/2014 by
hokiehort
- An experienced gardener
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Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 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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| My favorite variety from 2013 season. Extremely high yields (88 from 1 plant) of large, meaty fruit with few seeds, one days harvest makes a can of sauce. Toughness was noticed as it stood up to disease pressure well, but eventually succumbed to late blight (which was running rampant) very late in season. Only real drawback of this variety is its foliage is similar to "weeping" or looks wilted although kept constantly moist and leaves were turgid. This may lead less experienced gardeners to over water and reduce chances of success. |
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Reviewed on 01/07/2014 by
spedoodle
- A novice gardener
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Kent, Michigan, 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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| Lots of large paste tomatoes. The small seed pockets and large size made canning easier. I don't know about the taste because I mixed them with other tomatoes in sauce. They did well against the blight and kept producing till frost. |
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Reviewed on 01/17/2010 by
RBGardener
- An intermediate gardener
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Gloucester, Virginia, 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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| It was a tough tomato year in '08 (very wet and a cold spring). This variety does produce a large paste tomato that looks great, but the flavor was just OK. If you are looking for great flavor in a paste tomato, I would look to another variety. If you are only looking for large size, this one might be for you. |
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Reviewed on 01/09/2009 by
Keeper
- An experienced gardener
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Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 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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| Planted two years in a row. The first year it did great. The next year was a little dry and even with a lot of watering it did poor. Other varieties did great that year so I question it's reliability. |
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Reviewed on 11/24/2006 by
Jess_L
- An intermediate gardener
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Providence, Rhode Island, 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 high yield. Large meaty fruit. |
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Reviewed on 01/21/2005 by
moo951
- An intermediate gardener
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Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| just the best lots of meat some going to 1.5 lbs. |
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