Solanum lycopersicon 'Big Beef'

Tomato

Tips for Homeowners:

Indeterminate type - requires pruning and staking.  Prune to single stem where entire plant has access to the sun.  Water thoroughly a couple times a week and fertilize regularly with fertilize that promotes flower and fruit set.

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This tomato is early to bear delicious fruit and is highly disease resistant.

  • Standard slicer type with good 'old-time' flavor
  • Large fruit, 12-16 oz.
  • Maturity 73 days

Good for both commercial and home production. Resistant to verticillium wilt, Fusarium wilt (race 1 and 2), nematodes, alternaria, Gray leaf spot and tobacco mosaic virus.

Height: 4-6 ft
Spread: 30-36 in
Zone: 10-11

Interesting Notes about Tomato:

The tomato is a very popular fruit and each variety has specific considerations for both growing and consuming.  The growth habit of the tomato plant is all about the space it has to grow in and the process for ripening fruit.  Determinate varieties are shorter plants and produce one main crop and not many fruits afterwards. Indeterminate varieties are taller and continue to produce tomatoes right up to the first frost. The maturity date designates an approximate time when the fruit will ripen. The fruit characteristics pertain to the color and size of the tomato, the consistency and taste of the fruit and if they are to be used for fresh eating or for canning. Tomatoes are vulnerable to a number of diseases and it is important to select a type that increases success in growing. 


Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes:

  • Specimen
  • Garden
  • Mass Planting
  • Disease Resistant
  • Edible

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Exposure:

  • Full Sun

Habit:

  • Upright

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer

Soil Moisture:

  • Keep Well-Watered