Large Fruit Varieties

[TightenUp]

Whats your favorite? I fell in love with kelloggs breakfast this year and part of the reason is the shear size of the tomatoes. i would like to grow a couple more varieties that continuously produce large tomatoes. so i would like to put together a list which i could then research and narrow down to a few i feel suit my needs. so have at it. thanks

[meyvelitepe]

As a large variety, my favorite is these heirloom pink one

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This one is not the biggest one but the harvested biggest one till today this season in my garden. (1080 gr = 2.38 pounds)

[TightenUp]

Originally Posted by meyvelitepe

As a large variety, my favorite is these heirloom pink one

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This one is not the biggest one but the harvested biggest one till today this season in my garden. (1080 gr = 2.38 pounds)

what is the variety?

[deerhunter]

10 pounds? no way.

[TightenUp]

Originally Posted by deerhunter

10 pounds? no way.

huh?

[kath]

I can't say they're all favorites of mine but I'm sure they're all on somebody's fave list. The following varieties consistently produced fruits that weighed a pound or more in my garden either this season or last: Big Cheef, Believe It or Not, Bobbie, Brandywine Heart-Shaped, Brave General, Church, Copper River, Desters, Dr. Lyle, Frank's Large Red, Gildo Pietroboni, Orange Heirloom, Rosovyi Myod, Pruden's Purple, Reif Italian Heart, Serdste Buivola, Slankard, Tarasenko 6, Toedebusch Pink, Virginia Sweets, Wanda's Potato Top, Watermelon Beefsteak and Watermelon Beefsteak Potato Leaf.

[TightenUp]

great, thanks Kath

[kath]

Originally Posted by TightenUp

great, thanks Kath

You're very welcome- I forgot Eastham Pink Heirloom, the runt was 9.6 oz. but most were well over a pound and the largest at 2 lbs. 6.6 oz. was my largest this season. I still have seeds for a few of the ones I mentioned so if you're interested, PM me.

[TightenUp]

great, thanks again

[deerhunter]

lol sorry mey. didn't realise it was in grams.

[TightenUp]

Kath

Copper River is one i am interested in. this is a determinate plant giving you large tomatoes? how do you like this variety?

Dr Lyle, Frank's Large Red,Tarasenko 6 are all varieties i am considering, any thoughts?

have you grown Cherokee purple or kelloggs breakfast? i have grown them and was wondering how they are compared to Pruden's pruple and Orange heirloom respectively


thanks

[augiedog55]

Mine are Franks large red ( largest), carbon and tex c are big a tastey. I'll grow all three next yr.

[augiedog55]

tighten up, grow franks large red, you'll love it, but its actually a big pink tomato

[TightenUp]

Originally Posted by augiedog55

tighten up, grow franks large red, you'll love it, but its actually a big pink tomato

cool. will do, thanks

[kath]

Originally Posted by TightenUp

Kath

Copper River is one i am interested in. this is a determinate plant giving you large tomatoes? how do you like this variety?

Dr Lyle, Frank's Large Red,Tarasenko 6 are all varieties i am considering, any thoughts?

have you grown Cherokee purple or kelloggs breakfast? i have grown them and was wondering how they are compared to Pruden's pruple and Orange heirloom respectively


thanks

Copper River does grow like a determinate- it was very bushy and the tomatoes were beautiful, huge, plentiful, juicy, sweet and mild. I'm growing it again next year because it's my favorite tricolor so far.

The next 3 you mentioned are loved by many, so I don't think you can go wrong with them. Frank's Large Red was the sweetest of those 3 followed by Dr. Lyle and then Tarasenko 6.

I have grown CP and KB but not in the same year as PP and OH so I really can't make comparisons but I'm sure there are other folks with more experience with those varieties that could give their opinions.

Cherokee Purple was never a particularly large tomato for me, though.

kath