Big Beef!

Deborah · March 24, 2017

Today I bought my very first Big Beef! I'm so thrilled! It was $2.99 at my favorite garden center. I'll plant it in a huge bag of organic potting mix. My very first Big Beeeeeeeef!

Gardeneer · March 24, 2017

Deborah, I hope you have success with it.
It is a good tasting, relatively early hybrid with good disease resistance.
After losing a couple of them to freeze and grafting experiment I have 2 more left.
In fruit shape and size you can compare it to Big Boy and Better Boy. .

bigpinks · March 24, 2017

but at least three times the productivity in my garden

Nan_PA_6b · March 24, 2017

Great, Deborah! It's the favorite of my mother and sister for taste. An all-around good tomato.

SteveP · March 25, 2017

I grew Big Beef for my first time last year and it outperformed every other variety I grew. More fruit, excellent taste and very little disease. I am going to up the number of Big Beef in my garden this year. I hope you have the same results.

Sun City Linda · March 25, 2017

I keep meaning to grow it, have seed but there are always other priorities. I did grow it once a few year back and agree that it is a good one! Growing Mexico Midget for the first time this year, isn't that one of your favs Deborah?

Hudson_WY · March 25, 2017

Good decision Deborah! You have a lot to look forward to this tomato season!!

NarnianGarden · March 25, 2017

Your pictures are always beautiful, Hudson. Professional and artistic at the same time!

I'm also trying to grow this variety (no germination yet), and am curious after reading so much praise about it.. Usually I prefer growing heirlooms / OPs, but I wanted to be fair and give it a chance to shine..

Hudson_WY · March 25, 2017

Thanks for the compliments NarnianGarden! I'm in your camp NarnianGarden but if I hadn't done the same thing you are - I would never have found Brandy Boy! Big Beef is a great choice for a lot of gardens. It certainly did well for us and we highly recommend it. Now we are off to give another variety a chance. Brandy Boy, BW Sudduth and Sweet 100 have become our regulars but this year we are trialling BW Cowlicks and Gardner's Delight. We usually trial a Hybrid too but that didn't happen this year because of the Dwarf Project commitment.

AlittleSalt · March 25, 2017

I have two big beef plants out in the garden. We have never tasted them. Everything I've read about them is that they are very good.

Hellmanns · March 25, 2017

I grew Big Beef the year it was released, it became a favorite of mine and my customers. No telling how many umpteen thousands of pounds I've produced and sold since 1994.

Deborah · March 25, 2017

Thanks everyone! It's my first because I just have a small balcony. Linda, I've never grown MM but I sure would if I could. Hudson, great to see the lovely pictures! I can hardly wait for the day when I taste my first BB!

NarnianGarden · March 25, 2017

I'm also waiting for my Brandy Boy to germinate, so hopefully there will be plenty of BB's this season

Gardeneer · March 25, 2017

I am also growing both of those BB's.
I like Br. By better in taste and size of fruits. Both of them are also relatively early Early to mid season ). Now Brandywine Sudduth will be put on test.

Deborah · March 25, 2017

Oops. From now on I won't use BB for Big Beef. How about Big Beeeeeeef? Because I'm sooooooooo happy to get one!

March 24, 2017	#1
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	Big Beef! Today I bought my very first Big Beef! I'm so thrilled! It was $2.99 at my favorite garden center. I'll plant it in a huge bag of organic potting mix. My very first Big Beeeeeeeef! __________________ "The righteous one cares for the needs of his animal". Proverbs 12:10

March 24, 2017	#2
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,916	Deborah, I hope you have success with it. It is a good tasting, relatively early hybrid with good disease resistance. After losing a couple of them to freeze and grafting experiment I have 2 more left. In fruit shape and size you can compare it to Big Boy and Better Boy. . __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

March 25, 2017	#9
Hudson_WY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Smoot, Wyoming Posts: 523	Thanks for the compliments NarnianGarden! I'm in your camp NarnianGarden but if I hadn't done the same thing you are - I would never have found Brandy Boy! Big Beef is a great choice for a lot of gardens. It certainly did well for us and we highly recommend it. Now we are off to give another variety a chance. Brandy Boy, BW Sudduth and Sweet 100 have become our regulars but this year we are trialling BW Cowlicks and Gardner's Delight. We usually trial a Hybrid too but that didn't happen this year because of the Dwarf Project commitment. Last edited by Hudson_WY; March 25, 2017 at 07:36 PM.

March 25, 2017	#12
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	Thanks everyone! It's my first because I just have a small balcony. Linda, I've never grown MM but I sure would if I could. Hudson, great to see the lovely pictures! I can hardly wait for the day when I taste my first BB! __________________ "The righteous one cares for the needs of his animal". Proverbs 12:10

March 25, 2017	#13
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	I'm also waiting for my Brandy Boy to germinate, so hopefully there will be plenty of BB's this season Last edited by NarnianGarden; March 25, 2017 at 08:09 PM.

March 24, 2017	#3
bigpinks Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: SC Ohio(proctorville) Posts: 192	but at least three times the productivity in my garden

March 24, 2017	#4
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	Great, Deborah! It's the favorite of my mother and sister for taste. An all-around good tomato.

March 25, 2017	#5
SteveP Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 1,398	I grew Big Beef for my first time last year and it outperformed every other variety I grew. More fruit, excellent taste and very little disease. I am going to up the number of Big Beef in my garden this year. I hope you have the same results.

March 25, 2017	#6
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	I keep meaning to grow it, have seed but there are always other priorities. I did grow it once a few year back and agree that it is a good one! Growing Mexico Midget for the first time this year, isn't that one of your favs Deborah?

March 25, 2017	#10
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I have two big beef plants out in the garden. We have never tasted them. Everything I've read about them is that they are very good.

March 25, 2017	#11
Hellmanns Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,116	I grew Big Beef the year it was released, it became a favorite of mine and my customers. No telling how many umpteen thousands of pounds I've produced and sold since 1994.