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'Big Boy' Tomatoes |
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Standard
Main-Season
Heirloom
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Main-season, standard heirloom. Indeterminant vines bear 3-inch by 2 3/4-inch, flattened globe, red-skinned and -fleshed, acid fruit. Resistant to alternaria stem canker. Tolerant to cracking.
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82
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| Seed Sources: |
Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.6 Stars)
Taste: (3.9 Stars)
Yield: (3.4 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.5 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. Perfect!!!!! High acidThis is the same tomato listed as "burpee big boy". Look at the description there. |
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Reviewed on 11/25/2009 by
pw
- An experienced gardener
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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Note to Keeper-I always grow from seed-I would not trust buying plants of anything so easy to grow as tomatos. Big Boy-I probably won't grow again. |
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Reviewed on 01/12/2009 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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| Overrated in my area. This is by far the worst variety that I have planted. After trial planting for three years along with Early Girl, Better Boy, Jet Star, Beefmaster, San Marzano, Sweet Chelsea and others, trust me where are better varieties available. Just a Note: Buy your plants only from a TRUSTED nursery that grows its own plants. Better yet buy your seed and grow your own plant, that’s the ONLY way that you’re going to get TRUE varieties. I know for a fact that large growers that supply markets, stands, garden centers etc. Only buy cheap seed and put labels of popular varieties in those pots. I worked for one and they supply 95% of the state and ship plants everywhere. GROW YOUR OWN if you truly want to try a variety. |
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Reviewed on 07/04/2008 by
papagard
- An experienced gardener
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Thurston, Washington, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: Less than 6 hours per day
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| Not the best variety to grow in the South Puget Sound Area of Washingto State: must be started indoors or from purchased plants from national garden centers such as Lowes or Home Depot; quite suseptible to Late Blight, Low Yield, hates our cool nights, slow growing out here. Oregon State Varieties often work better; but Corvalis is a lot nicer climate than the Olympia region. |
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Reviewed on 04/14/2008 by
Carolynp
- A novice gardener
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Marion, Oregon, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| This was my first attempt at growing tomatoes from seeds. I was able to grow lovely seedlings. I gave half to my mom, who successfully replanted them. I did not manage the same. All of the seedlings died in my yard. The tomatoes are wonderful and make fantastic sauce. And my mom's grew quickly and produced well. |
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Reviewed on 01/08/2008 by
CaseyV
- An experienced gardener
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Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 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 younger son planted one of these I bought for him. It trellised easily but had lower yield than some of our other tomatoes. Tasted great. |
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Reviewed on 08/17/2007 by
YorkerJenny
- An intermediate gardener
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Onondaga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 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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| They are big, so it takes very long time to get red. I put them to the garden on June 1 as plant, they strated to turn red the first week of Aug. Taste is sweet, I like it. I didn't have any bug or disease problem. My neighbor brought them from a local nursery as plant. I think it's worthy to try again. But personally, I don't have a big garden, so I'll try other varieties for next year. |
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Reviewed on 12/17/2006 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 can not say enough good things about this tomatoe nor Glenn Drowns for offering an open pollinated version of Big Boy. This is the tomatoe I grew up with and never thought I would taste again. It has the unique green sprite flavor mingled with a fresh tomatoe taste. It germinated wonderfully, took 100 plus degree heat with a searing drought. One thing about this variety though is mine resembled the huge beefstakes along with they typical round Big Boys. That happens on OP varieties in being variable. I love this tomatoe as my main crop variety. |
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