Big Beef!

[edweather]

Growing a Big Beef F1 here too. First hybrid I've grown in years. Using it for safety here in southeast GA in case the diseases get the best of my heirlooms. My Big Beef is about 2' tall and growing like a weed. Blossoms showing up, but not open yet.

Hudson_WY, that is some awesome looking trellis material. Looks like the stuff I've seen at TSC for fencing.

[gssgarden]

Monster plant, and monster production!! By far my fav hybrid! ALWAYS finds a spot in my garden. Out produces every plant every year...although Goliath is close.
Flavor is good and keeps going until frost!

Greg

[gdaddybill]

Hudson--Great tomatoes, great photos!

[Hudson_WY]

edweather - YES - it is either hog fencing 39"x16' and cattle fencing 50"x16' that we use for tomato supports - we use both. Both are the same gauge just different heights.

gdaddybill - Thanks!

[Deborah]

I bought a thick, plastic shopping bag with various garden vegetables on it. I thought it would look nice. Will it be big enough?

[Nan_PA_6b]

Originally Posted by Deborah

I bought a thick, plastic shopping bag with various garden vegetables on it. I thought it would look nice. Will it be big enough?

Deborah, how many gallons does it hold? And what is it made of? Shape?

Nan

[Deborah]

It's square. The reusable grocery bags. I planted it today. My question-once it gets as tall as I am, 5'5", can I cut the main stem to keep it a manageable height?

[Deborah]

P.S. The bag held two full bags of potting mix that are 8 quarts each.

[Nan_PA_6b]

If it is plastic, I think you'll have to poke holes in it for drainage. Yes, you can prune them.

Nan

[Deborah]

I poked holes. OK, I'll trim off the top when it gets too tall. Thanks.

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by Deborah

P.S. The bag held two full bags of potting mix that are 8 quarts each.

That is 4 gallon. ( 8 + 8 = 16 ' 16:4 = 4 )
So that is in the minimum borderline for an indeterminant.
What maybe you can do is to take another bag just like it, cu off its bottom and sort of pull it 2/3rd way up or more on what you have the plant in ( like wearing a skirt ). This way you can increase the volume by about 3 gallons. Now 7 gallons is much better.
BTW: I have planted to Silvery Fir Tree tomatoes, each in one of those bags. But SFT is a compact determinant.

[Deborah]

Can't. I have to have everything lightweight. I'm 64 with a bad back. I'm not after tons of tomatoes. Just a nice ripe one once or twice a week would be nice.

[Deborah]

My Big Beef is growing really fast. It's just leaping skyward!

[Deborah]

My Big Beef has a blossom!

[Johnniemar]

I planted 30 big beef plants this year. Heard a lot about it but never tried it before. Blight usually ends my season by mid august. Hope bb will stay around and produce past then.