New Big Dwarf

AKmark · January 23, 2014

I found this one at TGS, and it was listed as a 60 day dwarf from before 1915. Looking elsewhere, it seems it is more commonly listed as a 90 day variety. Anyway, I took note of the parents and bought a pack from TGS.
Has anybody here tried this variety? I cannot find much here on it.
Thanks MO

Wi-sunflower · January 23, 2014

I've grown it and would say it's a productive variety somewhere between both of those numbers. For a dwarf it has decent medium sized fruit.

Carol

KarenO · January 23, 2014

Hi Mark,
I grew it outdoors in a bed last summer. One of the later ones to ripen for me, not until September in my garden. It's a nice tomato though, good size, nice shape, pink and tasty. Next to the GWR emerald giant the most productive of the few dwarfs I grew but a bit late for outdoors in my area. I think I would grow it in a pot next time so I could move it into the greenhouse for a few extra weeks at the end of the season.
I know taste is variable and subjective but for me it had a big traditional tomato flavor, not sweet.
Karen

nancyruhl · January 23, 2014

I grow it every year. It is a great red beefsteak on a dwarf plant. I grow it in an "earthbox" and that speeds up the growth as the soil warms much quicker. As I recall, it doesn't come in early as Rosella Purple or Summertime Gold, but it certainly isn't as late as 90 days. I would say it is more like 75 days. I think you will be happy with it.

Worth1 · January 23, 2014

Mark I grew a row of 50 plants one year and I liked it.
Short stocky and about the only thing you need to support them is a stick.

One of the first to put on fruit which is good for yours and my growing season.
Yours because of the cold mine because of the heat.

Worth

zipcode · January 23, 2014

Good taste, thin skin, productive, quite big fruit (around 350g - 0.7 lb?)
Prone to catfacing, disease magnet - needs dry conditions.
The disease part makes me not plant it anymore unfortunately, starts very well but just doesn't get far.

KarenO · January 23, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by nancyruhl

I grow it every year. It is a great red beefsteak on a dwarf plant. I grow it in an "earthbox" and that speeds up the growth as the soil warms much quicker. As I recall, it doesn't come in early as Rosella Purple or Summertime Gold, but it certainly isn't as late as 90 days. I would say it is more like 75 days. I think you will be happy with it.

NBD is described as a pink tomato when I look it up. The ones I grew were pink as well.
Karen

AKmark · January 23, 2014

Thanks everyone, I am going to try them in smart pots, two per pot. I will post the results. Thanks again.
Karen they are actually in an envelope now. (lol) Worth, it is strange how both of us has a short growing season.

amideutch · January 24, 2014

One of the first varieties I grew after joining TVille. I was and still am impressed by this variety. Many of the Dwarf Project varieties has NBD in the lineage.

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...=New+Big+Dwarf

feldon30 · January 24, 2014

It's a remarkable pink beefsteak. Love the flavor and fruit size considering how small the plant is.http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/New_Big_Dwarf

creister · February 7, 2014

I'll echo the others, it is productive and tasty.

Greatgardens · February 15, 2014

I'll dissent. Grew it last summer in an Earthbox. Well grown. Biggest tomato was probably 6 oz; most 3-4 oz, "gnarly-looking" toms. (Size is basically the same as Dwarf Champion.) Perhaps it doesn't like containers? My seed was from a reputable source.
-GG

dfollett · February 15, 2014

Produced ok, but everything was catfaced

Irv Wiseguy · February 17, 2014

I'm growing them for the first time this year too. Interested to see how well they do in a 10 gallon pot.

Irv

amideutch · February 18, 2014

No problem growing NBD in containers. My seed source was

http://www.victoryseeds.com/tomato_new-big-dwarf.html

January 23, 2014	#1
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	New Big Dwarf I found this one at TGS, and it was listed as a 60 day dwarf from before 1915. Looking elsewhere, it seems it is more commonly listed as a 90 day variety. Anyway, I took note of the parents and bought a pack from TGS. Has anybody here tried this variety? I cannot find much here on it. Thanks MO

January 24, 2014	#9
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	One of the first varieties I grew after joining TVille. I was and still am impressed by this variety. Many of the Dwarf Project varieties has NBD in the lineage. http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...=New+Big+Dwarf __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

January 24, 2014	#10
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	It's a remarkable pink beefsteak. Love the flavor and fruit size considering how small the plant is.http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/New_Big_Dwarf __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

February 18, 2014	#15
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	No problem growing NBD in containers. My seed source was http://www.victoryseeds.com/tomato_new-big-dwarf.html __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

January 23, 2014	#2
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	I've grown it and would say it's a productive variety somewhere between both of those numbers. For a dwarf it has decent medium sized fruit. Carol

January 23, 2014	#4
nancyruhl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan Posts: 1,051	I grow it every year. It is a great red beefsteak on a dwarf plant. I grow it in an "earthbox" and that speeds up the growth as the soil warms much quicker. As I recall, it doesn't come in early as Rosella Purple or Summertime Gold, but it certainly isn't as late as 90 days. I would say it is more like 75 days. I think you will be happy with it.

January 23, 2014	#5
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Mark I grew a row of 50 plants one year and I liked it. Short stocky and about the only thing you need to support them is a stick. One of the first to put on fruit which is good for yours and my growing season. Yours because of the cold mine because of the heat. Worth

January 23, 2014	#6
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	Good taste, thin skin, productive, quite big fruit (around 350g - 0.7 lb?) Prone to catfacing, disease magnet - needs dry conditions. The disease part makes me not plant it anymore unfortunately, starts very well but just doesn't get far.

February 7, 2014	#11
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	I'll echo the others, it is productive and tasty.

February 15, 2014	#12
Greatgardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,124	I'll dissent. Grew it last summer in an Earthbox. Well grown. Biggest tomato was probably 6 oz; most 3-4 oz, "gnarly-looking" toms. (Size is basically the same as Dwarf Champion.) Perhaps it doesn't like containers? My seed was from a reputable source. -GG

February 15, 2014	#13
dfollett Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 693	Produced ok, but everything was catfaced

February 17, 2014	#14
Irv Wiseguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 281	I'm growing them for the first time this year too. Interested to see how well they do in a 10 gallon pot. Irv