Terrific Tomato

[MikeInCypress]

Was out to my garden haunts seeing if there were any unusual varieties available. Saw Terrific, which I hadn't seen in over 20 years. I last grew it in the early 90's. I am trying to remember which I liked better - Terrific or Bonus. Anybody growing Terrific this year?


MikeInCypress

[sirtanon]

I have never grown Terrific, but based on what I'm seeing, it would appear to be a relatively standard, medium-sized red globe hybrid tomato with basic disease tolerance (VFN, from what I can see).

IMHO, there are plenty of other good alternatives to it, depending on your situation and goals.
- If you want something with good disease tolerance and good taste and productivity, I'd say that Big Beef would be a better choice.
- If all you're going for is a medium red globe with good taste, then Marglobe and Rutgers are both decent OP options.

Just my $.02

[MikeInCypress]

Originally Posted by sirtanon

I have never grown Terrific, but based on what I'm seeing, it would appear to be a relatively standard, medium-sized red globe hybrid tomato with basic disease tolerance (VFN, from what I can see).

IMHO, there are plenty of other good alternatives to it, depending on your situation and goals.
- If you want something with good disease tolerance and good taste and productivity, I'd say that Big Beef would be a better choice.
- If all you're going for is a medium red globe with good taste, then Marglobe and Rutgers are both decent OP options.

Just my $.02

I do grow Big Beef, Tycoon, and Bush Early Girl among my 60 varieties. I just wondered why Terrific is still around when other Texas Go to Hybrids like Big Set, Merced, & Bonus have dropped by the wayside. Atkinson & Eva Purple Ball are my standards that are hard to beat.

MikeInCypress