who grows tomatoes for size

[markferon]

how many of you grow tomatoes for size.

[angelstiger]

I grow tomatoes for taste. But I gotta admit I do love a "huge" tasty tomato.

[Mischka]

I grow for eating quality, but I've had some huge bi-colors every time I've grown them.

To name a few:

Hillbilly
Big Rainbow
Burrackers' Favorite
Mammoth German Gold

Many 3+ lb. fruits from them. Taste is subjective, but my palate did not care for any of them.

[nctomatoman]

flavor is the key parameter, followed by uniqueness (esp. unusual colors). Yield and disease tolerance are always nice to have. If it grows huge, it is solely the tomato's doing, with no particular enabling intervention by me!

[markferon]

may miracle gro or some other company will offer a good $100,000 prize to break the world record. Like miracle gro did in the mid nineties. With a prize that big lots of people with try to grow a really big tomato. No matter if they are a taste first grower or not.

[carolyn137]

As you know from my previous posting at GW where you used to post before________________, I grow primarily for taste. Yield and tolerance to some Foliage diseases are a plus, but not that important overall.

And no, I don't think if someone puts up a lot of money again that those who grow only for taste will be interested in growing for size.

Am I the only one here who knows that Mark Feron is one of your many aliases? LOL

Please note that we do have two moderators here, actually three, so please try so very hard to be nice to folks, especially those who are relative newbies at tomato growing.

I know that all of us who know you would deeply appreciate that.

Thanks.

Carolyn

[Grub]

I like all sizes from cherries to salad ones to hearts and small beefsteaks to big beefs. I think you need a mix to cover all bases.

But I must say some close to 2lb Faux Box Car Willies were great last year. We were only talking this very thing this morning over breakfast; about those slices from the big ones —★XOS Lithuanian and Olena Ukrainians coming — that more than cover a piece of toast.

The meatiness of the big ones is actually nice and filling. Thus, the big ones are great for a controlled diet since you can make a meal of them. To this end, taste is always my first priority.

[PaulF]

I like the tastiest large tomatoes I can grow. I no longer grow cherry size and only grow salad size if one sounds neat. My preference is 1lb and more.

[markferon]

Originally Posted by PaulF

I like the tastiest large tomatoes I can grow. I no longer grow cherry size and only grow salad size if one sounds neat. My preference is 1lb and more.

Then paul you should taste some of the 3 lbs + montsters I
have grow from my inbred burpee's delicious seed stock line.
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[GardeningGrrl]

Well, I'm sure there are some people out there who try to grow big tomatoes that weigh as much as, say, a nice roasting chicken, but I grow for taste. I do like bigger tomatoes, beefsteak size, but growing the massive ones doesn't interest me. If it happens, fine, but in general I'd worry too much about having to prop up and tie the tomatoes so they don't break the vines.

Funny how this question about the biggest tomatoes is so..ubiquitous!

piping in (peeping?),
GG

[Mantis]

Hi folks, just me
I grew a big Delicious this year and it was fun, but I wont be growing them again. Soldacki, Zogola, Faux Box Car Willie and Brandywine all gave me tomatoes over a pound and they taste like tomatoes, Delicious don't and are only good for ketchup making. Soldacki grew the greatest weight of tomatoes of all my plants.
Mantis

[coronabarb]

"Am I the only one here who knows that Mark Feron is one of your many aliases? LOL"

Nope

[Tomstrees]

I will for my first time this year - I'm going with Omars ~ Tom

[bully]

I like a big mater as much as the next fella, given of course it has good flavor..otherwise it may as well be a pumpkin.

[lumierefrere]

No, Carolyn, I know Mark Feron from when he was at Tomato Maniacs and immediately the chicken *&%! hit the fan.