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Solanum lycopersicon 'Big Beef'
Tomato, BIG BEEF
- Enormous fruits are produced with this selection that are excellent for slicing and have robust flavor. Also very disease resistant.
- Often considered the finest all-around tomato.
- Included in Recipe(s): Caprese Salad
- Category: Vegetables
- Hardiness Zone: 10-11
- Height: 36-48 in
- Spread: 24-36 in
- Spacing: 24-36 in
Additional Information about Solanum lycopersicon 'Big Beef'
Days to harvest: 73
An All-America Selections Winner, Big Beef is extra meaty with a true homegrown flavor and just the right balance of sugars and acids. Big Beef produces extra-large, “beefy” fruit and the large, vigorous and disease-resistant plants are quite manageable when staked or grown in large cages. Available as organic. Fruit Size: 10-12 oz. (284-340 g)
Growth: Indeterminate
Disease Tolerance: V, F1&2, N, TMV Days to harvest: 73
An All-America Selections Winner, Big Beef is extra meaty with a true homegrown flavor and just the right balance of sugars and acids. Big Beef produces extra-large, “beefy” fruit and the large, vigorous and disease-resistant plants are quite manageable when staked or grown in large cages. Available as organic.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Solanum lycopersicon 'Big Beef'
Water thoroughly twice per week, and try to water early in the day so that plants will dry off before evening.
Tomatoes prefer regular feeding once the fruit sets, but too much early in the season will grow a large plant with fewer tomatoes.
Mulching helps ensure an even supply of moisture.
