Gigantomo

[johnbro2]

Check this out, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...e-Britain.html what do you think ?

[PA_Julia]

Originally Posted by johnbro2

Check this out, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...e-Britain.html what do you think ?

Very interesting John!!! Thank you for the link.

I am a serious giant tomato grower and compete in contests each season. I have heard of this strain before but have not used it by itself or to cross as of yet.

My friend and fellow giant tomato grower Dan McCoy of Minnesota grew the world record heaviest tomato at 8.41 pounds last season and I am very lucky to have seeds from that tomato in which to grow. The tomato was from his particular Big Zac strain.
Once I have some of it's offspring to call my own I'll be able to get seeds to people that would like them.

So far my personal best is 4.46 pounds from a Big Zac in 2013.

I grow approx 25 plants just for giant competition.

If your interested in this aspect of growing message me and I'll get you ""plugged in"" to thee giant growing community.

Again thanks for the link!

[frdlturner]

WOW 8.41 lbs and 4.46 lbs that's my kind of tomato
got to grow some of those
killer tomatoes

[greyghost]

Look at Burpee.com, under tomatoes Burpee Steakhouse. You'll see the same
little boy and same tomato as in the above link. There's also on the Burpee page
(probably under tomatoes) over to the left, a box called Quick Links. If you
click on "World's Largest Tomato", it'll bring up the same Steakhouse photo.

I tried to copy the photo into this message but there are too many other images that must come with it - it exceeded the limit for T'Ville.

Darlene

[FLRedHeart]

In the article it does mention

"They were launched in the US last year by seed company Burpee and sold under the name SteakHouse."

[gssgarden]

If Steakhouse is anything like Porterhouse, I wouldn't waste my money. A FEW people here agree that Porterhouse sucked mud! lol

BUT I'm still curious of course! lol

Got a Big Zac going this year btw. lol

Greg

[PA_Julia]

If this is Burpee's steakhouse then it has already been grown by quite a few giant growers with mediocre results. Those results don't include eating because that's not what giant growers would grow them for

The biggest thing in Giant growing is that most of us who grow for competition only grow one tomato per plant. That plant must be free to feed all it's energy and nutrients into one tomato . That tomato is the result of multiple fused blooms.

My personal best came from a six blossom fused bloom.

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by PA_Julia

If this is Burpee's steakhouse then it has already been grown by quite a few giant growers with mediocre results. Those results don't include eating because that's not what giant growers would grow them for

The biggest thing in Giant growing is that most of us who grow for competition only grow one tomato per plant. That plant must be free to feed all it's energy and nutrients into one tomato . That tomato is the result of multiple fused blooms.

My personal best came from a six blossom fused bloom.

I agree Julia, I grew two Burpee's Steakhouse plants last year and neither produces tomato that were even a pound in weight and they weren't very productive. I will not be growing them again year.
Dutch