Portuguese Monster

OneoftheEarls · January 22, 2010

Looking for any information, background or descriptions.

Thank you in advance.

Earl

travis · January 22, 2010

Alleged by an infamous British tomato board cruiser to have been purchased in a street market in Portugal as a huge, red tomato of near record breaking size, the seeds distributed abroad a few years ago from England to eager tomato growers apparently didn't produce the anticipated results and "Portuguese Monster" fell into obscurity within a year.

OneoftheEarls · January 22, 2010

thanks Travis...maybe I have the special seeds

Earl, who is doing research today...

velikipop · January 22, 2010

I grew it last year fom seed distributed by the Brit. My tomatoes were quite big, over one pound, and the plant was prolific. A great tomato for sauce.

kygreg · January 22, 2010

I have grown "Michael's Portugese Monster" for three years, good production, good flavor and fruits mostly in the 16-24 oz range; some went over 2lb. Both MPM and Portugese Monster are listed in Tatiana's tomato base. PM is listed in the 2009 Yearbook but not MPM.

DuckCreekFarms · January 22, 2010

There are 4 listings in the 2010 SSE Yearbook for Portuguese Monster 2 under Pink/Purple and two under Red Tomatoes.

Tormato · January 22, 2010

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=2269

January 22, 2010	#1
OneoftheEarls Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 660	Portuguese Monster Looking for any information, background or descriptions. Thank you in advance. Earl

January 22, 2010	#4
velikipop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 768	I grew it last year fom seed distributed by the Brit. My tomatoes were quite big, over one pound, and the plant was prolific. A great tomato for sauce. __________________ I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf Bob Dylan

January 22, 2010	#2
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	Alleged by an infamous British tomato board cruiser to have been purchased in a street market in Portugal as a huge, red tomato of near record breaking size, the seeds distributed abroad a few years ago from England to eager tomato growers apparently didn't produce the anticipated results and "Portuguese Monster" fell into obscurity within a year.

January 22, 2010	#5
kygreg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,019	I have grown "Michael's Portugese Monster" for three years, good production, good flavor and fruits mostly in the 16-24 oz range; some went over 2lb. Both MPM and Portugese Monster are listed in Tatiana's tomato base. PM is listed in the 2009 Yearbook but not MPM.

January 22, 2010	#6
DuckCreekFarms Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mounds, Oklahoma Posts: 257	There are 4 listings in the 2010 SSE Yearbook for Portuguese Monster 2 under Pink/Purple and two under Red Tomatoes.

January 22, 2010	#7
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=2269