Large Fruit Varieties - Page 2

FILMNET · August 22, 2012

My Neighbors Brandywine 5 lbs

lakelady · August 25, 2012

I found Mule Team and Stump of the World to be very consistent in large beefsteaks. Chapman too, all produced tomatoes well over a pound, but Mule Team was the clear winner in production. It had a great flavor, not very sweet, but excellent for a lot of dishes. I'll grow Mule Team every year from now on, I was very impressed with it in every way.

barkeater · August 26, 2012

So far this year my largest is a 1.80 pound Red Siberian. I just picked 2 Cherokee Purples I didn't weigh but are easily over 1.5 pounds each. Don't see any 2 pounders out there but I didn't grow any of the big guys this year like Wes, Big Zac, and Large Pink Bulgarian that have consistently topped the 2 lb. mark for me.

zabby17 · August 27, 2012

I don't grow any of the famously huge varieties---Big Zac etc.

Sicilian Saucer produces consistently large fruit for me, and tasty ones.

Just picked on that was just shy of 2 lbs--- it was 1 lb 14.8 ounces.

And it was beautiful!
Perfectly shaped, evenly ripe. (I've got lots of 16-to-20-lb oxhearts that are UGLY suckers).

I have a photo from a couple of years ago when I picked two Sicilian Saucers like that on the same day and made a 7-pint batch of salsa (the recipe takes 8 cups, usually about 4 lbs) out of just those two toms.

Z

Father'sDaughter · August 28, 2012

I haven't grown any large varieties before, but this year I got Virginia Sweets as a bonus pack when I ordered some seeds. I put out two plants and have harvested about six fruit averaging about 1.5 pound so far, and there are about eight more still on the plants. They are rich, tangy, juicy but not at all mealy or mushy, even if a bit over ripe. They have earned a permanent place in my garden!

TightenUp · August 28, 2012

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Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

I haven't grown any large varieties before, but this year I got Virginia Sweets as a bonus pack when I ordered some seeds. I put out two plants and have harvested about six fruit averaging about 1.5 pound so far, and there are about eight more still on the plants. They are rich, tangy, juicy but not at all mealy or mushy, even if a bit over ripe. They have earned a permanent place in my garden!

is this the only yellow/red bi-color type tomato you have grown? i've not been happy with the one i have Mr stripey- apparently not a fan favorite, and dont kinda scared off the whole bi-color thing. i shouldnt say all of them but at least the ones that look the same....yellow/red.

i do have one called guernsey island described as "dark bronzy green with red stripes" from the seed company which i say is a good description. i like it a lot so i guess i'm not anti bi-color. i've also grew vintage wine which is a much diff looking red/yellow which i like a lot more that mr stripey. none of these are very large fruited though

Father'sDaughter · August 28, 2012

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Originally Posted by TightenUp

is this the only yellow/red bi-color type tomato you have grown?

Yes, this is the one and only bi-color I've ever grown. In fact, it's the only non red/pink tomato I've ever tried.

livinonfaith · August 30, 2012

My favorite large tomato this year was KBX. I only got one and am going to grow it again next year anyway. That's how good it was! Oh my gosh, juice running down your chin, I'm in heaven, good.

I don't know that it gets super big, but anything that reaches a pound is large to me.

TightenUp · August 30, 2012

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Originally Posted by livinonfaith

My favorite large tomato this year was KBX. I only got one and am going to grow it again next year anyway. That's how good it was! Oh my gosh, juice running down your chin, I'm in heaven, good.

I don't know that it gets super big, but anything that reaches a pound is large to me.

i hope you grow kelloggs breakfast next to KBX next year. i know i will be seeking KBX seeds as kelloggs breakfast was among my favs. luckily both are available commercially

habitat_gardener · September 1, 2012

My biggest one this year is Striped German. It's a fruity, sweet, juicy tomato. It's so fruity that it doesn't work for me in tomato sandwiches (I use red onion and sometimes avocado on a seedy bagel or herb roll) because it's too juicy and has no tanginess. I compared this one and a couple others (Thessaloniki, Croatia Joanna YMCA) with Kellogg's Breakfast, though, and I was surprised how bland KB seemed in comparison. Thessaloniki is sweet with some tanginess, and Croatia Joanna YMCA is my favorite tomato-sandwich tomato, with wonderful complex flavors and just the right amount of juiciness.

The tomato in the photos was about 5x5 inches and weighed 1 lb. 9 ounces. The subsequent ones weren't quite that size, but are still much larger than my other tomatoes.

TightenUp · September 1, 2012

great! sounds like a winner. nice tomatoes

PA_Julia · September 1, 2012

Big Zac for competition and taste. I'm waiting on one which I hope will beat my personal best this season of 2.86 LBS.
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August 25, 2012	#17
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	I found Mule Team and Stump of the World to be very consistent in large beefsteaks. Chapman too, all produced tomatoes well over a pound, but Mule Team was the clear winner in production. It had a great flavor, not very sweet, but excellent for a lot of dishes. I'll grow Mule Team every year from now on, I was very impressed with it in every way. __________________ Antoniette

August 26, 2012	#18
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	So far this year my largest is a 1.80 pound Red Siberian. I just picked 2 Cherokee Purples I didn't weigh but are easily over 1.5 pounds each. Don't see any 2 pounders out there but I didn't grow any of the big guys this year like Wes, Big Zac, and Large Pink Bulgarian that have consistently topped the 2 lb. mark for me. __________________ barkeater

September 1, 2012	#26
TightenUp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,183	great! sounds like a winner. nice tomatoes __________________

September 1, 2012	#27
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	Big Zac for competition and taste. I'm waiting on one which I hope will beat my personal best this season of 2.86 LBS. Church Delicious Mega Marv Brutus Magnum Omars Lebanese Julia __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

August 27, 2012	#19
zabby17 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 211	I don't grow any of the famously huge varieties---Big Zac etc. Sicilian Saucer produces consistently large fruit for me, and tasty ones. Just picked on that was just shy of 2 lbs--- it was 1 lb 14.8 ounces. And it was beautiful! Perfectly shaped, evenly ripe. (I've got lots of 16-to-20-lb oxhearts that are UGLY suckers). I have a photo from a couple of years ago when I picked two Sicilian Saucers like that on the same day and made a 7-pint batch of salsa (the recipe takes 8 cups, usually about 4 lbs) out of just those two toms. Z

August 28, 2012	#20
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	I haven't grown any large varieties before, but this year I got Virginia Sweets as a bonus pack when I ordered some seeds. I put out two plants and have harvested about six fruit averaging about 1.5 pound so far, and there are about eight more still on the plants. They are rich, tangy, juicy but not at all mealy or mushy, even if a bit over ripe. They have earned a permanent place in my garden!

August 30, 2012	#23
livinonfaith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Posts: 1,332	My favorite large tomato this year was KBX. I only got one and am going to grow it again next year anyway. That's how good it was! Oh my gosh, juice running down your chin, I'm in heaven, good. I don't know that it gets super big, but anything that reaches a pound is large to me.