New Big Dwarf - I'm a fan

[cleo88]

Hi,
I'm always looking for "shorties" - anything that is shorter than the standard size to more easily grow in containers (and I KNOW I can grow any tomato plant in a 5 gallon bucket, but I prefer not to). And I am so impressed with New Big Dwarf - the plant is about 3 feet tall but it produces these beautiful tomatoes that are in the 10-12 oz range - just an impressive size fruit for such a compact plant. Tastes pretty good too, and it has this beautiful skin that is unlike any of my 20 other varieties this year - VERY smooth and shiny, flesh is very firm. And it looks like it has some sort of gold flecking, perhaps. The picture doesn't do it justice. There is just a lot to like about this variety!

[tessa]

cleo...could you possibly slice that open so i can have a look inside?
i ask...because new big dwarf is a parent of the dwarf project tomato i am involved with (sounds like you should get involved too) and i've never actually had a good look at one.

i would very much appreciate that...if it's still possible.
thanks!

[Gobig_or_Gohome_toms]

I am a fan as well grew it two years in a row but it got a break this year but will be back next year and might actually have 2 plants unless I get involved in the dwargf project.

Craig

[greyghost]

I was very pleased with the excellent taste too! Darlene

[dokutaaguriin]

Add me to the fan list! For flavour, it is in the top 5 for Pinks for me

[Idahowoman]

I'm another who likes it and will be growing it again

[cleo88]

Ooh, Tessa, I ate it! Sorry! (Well, I'm not sorry I ate it, but...)

I have one more large one on the plant that just started to blush today - when I pick it this weekend, I will mark it with a sharpie to remind myself to take a picture and post it to this thread.

On tatianastomatobase, she states that the fruit is in the 5-6 oz range, but mine were all much bigger. Another poster there said they 8-16 oz, which I think is more accurate.

[tessa]

thanks cleo...
i look forward to your reports!

[b54red]

I thought it was an amazingly tasty and large tomato off such a small plant; but it just doesn't handle the diseases well enough to keep growing down here. It would probably be a perfect container tomato.

[sprtsguy76]

I'm another huge fan of NBD! I grew two of them in 4 gallon buckets, they did wonderful! And the taste is a 9 out of 10 in my book!

Damon

[matertoo]

I'm also a fan of NBD, although I've never tasted one. My plant met with an untimely accident and never recovered, but I gave two to friends, who raved over the taste. I'll be starting more NBD in 2011.

Happy Matering,

Paul

[POAJoan]

I am also a fan. I have attached a couple of pictures. These were taken in August when the temperature was about 105! The picture in the hoophouse is of Glacier and then New Big Dwarf They were very disease-resistant for me. We have had a very strange year, and to date have not had a serious frost Considering that we had a frost on June 18, and is good news.
Joan, in Reno Nevada, it is 80° today.

[Timbotide]

I really like the looks of that hoophouse. Did you build it
Yourself? Those plants look very healthy.
I have seed and plan on trying NBD next year.

[POAJoan]

We built it ourselves from cattle panels, and an improvised in front for the door. This is our fourth year and I'm going to have to replace plastic this year. We're in the process of building a 12x16 real greenhouse but we will keep the hoophouse also. Thanks for the compliment. Joan

[tessa]

wow joan, thanks. i'm surprised at how meaty NBD is...since the dwarf cross i am growing has NBD as a parent...and yet it is one of the seediest tomatoes in my garden. must get that from its father. LOL.