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'Park's Whopper' Tomatoes |
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Early-Season
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Early-season, standard hybrid. Indeterminate plants bear 4-inch, round, red, crack-resistant fruit. Disease resistant variety. Resistance to Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt, root knot nematodes and tobacco mosaic virus. About 65 days to maturity.
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65
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Totally Tomato - updated in 2015
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.3 Stars)
Taste: (4.2 Stars)
Yield: (4.5 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.8 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 11
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 09/08/2020 by
Horsedentist
- A novice gardener
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Chautauqua, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 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 was impressed with the whopper, It was the earliest of 4 indeterminates I planted, I staked it well because it said it was a heavy producer and it was. The Whopper: I had no problems with blight, cracking, and seemed that insects were less attracted to it than the other 3 verities I planted. Watering and fertilizing were kept the same. My base soil is clay but it planted all tomatoes in well-rotted horse manure. I also grew Purple Cherokee, Rutgers, and Beefsteak. The jury is still out for the beefsteak because I planted them 2 weeks later than the rest. I would differently plant Whoppers again. I\\\\\\\'m just a novice at gardening, I\\\\\\\'ve done it on and off for 50 years. I had not done it for 10 years until this year. The Whopper really got me interested and I\\\\\\\'m planning for next year. My plants were in raised beds and I will add some more. |
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Reviewed on 08/22/2018 by
bst
- An experienced gardener
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Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 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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| Grew these many years ago and gave them anther shot this year. Huge tomatoes. I picked some that were 1 lb 12 oz. Plants grew well despite the dry then very rainy weather here in the northeast. Nearly all of the Whoppers had catfacing. Flavor is so-so. Try Moreton or Ramapo for the old time flavor. |
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Reviewed on 09/20/2010 by
bayocum
- An intermediate gardener
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Tulare, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 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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| There's nothing wrong with this tomato, unless you're expecting a true "whopper." One site said it should be a large cherry, and my experience agrees. The taste is very good and the yield is very good, but I just had to adjust my expectations. |
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Reviewed on 09/03/2009 by
gandle
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Dawson, Nebraska, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 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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| Have grown it for many years and it always produces well. Excellent flavor |
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Reviewed on 04/10/2009 by
ridgebooks
- An experienced gardener
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Albany, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I've grown this variety every year for the past 20 years. always buy the new improved variety. It is my main cropper, always produces for me. Ripens relatively early. My parents in New hampshire zone 4 grow it because it is one of the few main crop tomatoes that ripens before frost there. |
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Reviewed on 08/26/2008 by
DAS
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Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
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| Novice gardener. Did nothing to the soil except add a little compost. Saw no bugs, disease, problems. It just kept giving and giving and giving and giving...big fat juicy perfect tomatoes. Did not stake well...what a mistake. |
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Reviewed on 07/23/2008 by
Miket
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Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 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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| This review is based on the ability to grow large fruit sized tomatoes in a container.
Grew two of these plants in seperate pots. They were perfect and neither outgrew the pot they were in.
Produced very large 16oz fruit very early and continued producing throughout the full season.
Tomatoes were very meaty and tasty. One of the best Big varieties to grow in a container. |
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Reviewed on 01/13/2007 by
rjamie9335
- An experienced gardener
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Macomb, Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 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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| The very best tomato to grow in Michigan for yield, size and taste.My plants grow 5feet high and 4 ft wide in cages. This is one tomato that is not bitter tasting, but very very sweet and does not cause cancur sores. |
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Reviewed on 05/07/2006 by
farmerdill
- An experienced gardener
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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 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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| This cultivar grows well here. A standard size round red, it is certainly misnamed. Yields good, taste is average for round reds. |
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Reviewed on 03/23/2006 by
Cowpoke
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Stokes, 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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| My rating reflects the expectations that I had before growing compared with results. In both drought years and years with plentiful rain the taste and yield are below average. |
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Reviewed on 02/06/2006 by
plainsman
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Washington, Nebraska, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 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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| I have grown this as the original variety and as the improved VFFNT. The latest version has better flavor than most hybrids, is a pretty trouble free variety (is prefered by tomato worms though), and has substantial yield. Not as productive in hot weather as Improved Porter, but about average heat tolerance. Vines are strong growers, but foliage is less heavy than a lot of other varieties. |
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