Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Riding The Crazy Train Again
Join Date: Dec 2011
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I hope we both get great harvests!
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Roseburg, Oregon - zone 7
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Yes to Big Beef! It and Sungold are the only hybrids I usually grow. Tasty and prolific, I know I will get tomatoes no matter what else may happen in my garden.
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I can hardly wait for a taste of one!
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
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Big Beef is also supposed to be fairly early. Maybe "Early - Mid season" : 70, 75 DTM ?
I have to check the status of mine tomorrow. I killed couple of them : One experimenting grafting and another to freeze ( Planted a month early ). But I do have couple more left.
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Joplin MO
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I grew BB for the 1st time last year and it impressed me enough that I planted
8 of them this year. I only grow 20 plants. |
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#36 |
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Ardmore,Oklahoma
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I always find room for Big Beef in my garden. I planted 18 of them this year along with 5 other varieties. Big Beef is always a good producer for me.
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: SC Ohio(proctorville)
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I have 9 BB about 4" tall under lights along with C Purple, M Lifter, Hillbilly and Orange Slice. I usually pull a few pea size fruit from the BB and C Purple as they tend to set 5 or more in a cluster. I like 3 that are all good size in ea cluster rather than the plum sized fruit that occur if you let them make all they want.
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My BB is almost 2ft tall, in the garden. I am in NC.
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Location: Santa Maria California
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#41 |
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Southeast GA, USDA 9a, HZ9, Sunset Z28
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Here's my Big Beef at the moment. Really growing fast and large in the 15 gal container, and has plenty of tomatoes.
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Arkansas
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I grow Big Beef too. I already have a plant. This season I will not put it in my garden, but try it in a very large bucket. We are about to have black berry 'winter'. So the Big Beef will not get planted for a few days.
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#43 |
Riding The Crazy Train Again
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Look great Ed! I have a few blossoms. Tarp, what's a black berry winter?
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Nice! Jealous!!
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southeast Texas
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Looks like you have Leaf Miners - all of my plants had them this year, I used neem oil spray and they seem to have gotten better. Course I also trimmed the bottom branches and any leaves with the leaf miner markings.
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