Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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April 20, 2019 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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Big Beef
Anyone grow Big Beef, what do you think? I am adding this season. Any tricks?
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April 20, 2019 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 3,194
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You're gonna love it. Large, very pretty beefsteaks. Most folk seem to agree it's tasty. Maybe not everyone's favorite, but it's an all-around good tomato. Has tolerance to some diseases, mostly trouble-free. Good performer, good production.
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April 20, 2019 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Branson MO
Posts: 441
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Big Beef is the only variety that I grow every year. It is productive, disease resistant, flavorable. It doesn't get better than this.
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April 20, 2019 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Chicago-land & SO-cal
Posts: 583
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I use big beef as a rootstock. I still have loads of F1 seed from some random person.
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April 20, 2019 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Southeastern PA
Posts: 1,420
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I grow Big Beef every year so that I am sure to have plenty of tomatoes to make sauce. It is a good producer and very dependable. Since it is a hybrid it is more disease resistant than my heirlooms that I grow for fresh eating.
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April 20, 2019 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Steens, MS 8a
Posts: 410
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Yep...what they said!! Big Beef is always my most reliable producer. Makes early...makes lots of tomatoes, and many BIG tomatoes! If I could only grow one variety, it would be Big Beef!!
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April 20, 2019 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Joplin MO
Posts: 1,398
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I agree with the others, I grow a few Big Beef every year. Has always been reliable.
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April 20, 2019 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Southeast GA, USDA 9a, HZ9, Sunset Z28
Posts: 392
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Good sized plant, nice production, and excellent balance of acid and tomato flavor. We grow it every year.
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April 20, 2019 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Philly 7A
Posts: 739
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My first year growing Big Beef, and reading all the positive posts here, I'm glad I added Big Beef.
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April 21, 2019 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Finland, EU
Posts: 2,550
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It is one of the varieties which the 'veterans' of Tomatoville have recommended for years, so I tried it last year. Sure, it was strong and productive. A nice tasting red tomato for my Mom, who likes red ones
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April 21, 2019 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: SC Ohio(proctorville)
Posts: 192
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Big Beef
Only similar hybrid that competes with BB here is Old Fashioned Goliath. Neighbor has about 200 every yr for tailgate business. Maybe a tad smaller but not much.
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April 21, 2019 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Chicago-land & SO-cal
Posts: 583
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I think I like that one even more than BB (as far as taste goes, not sure about productivity or disease resistance). I think its a Rutgers tomato?
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April 21, 2019 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chapin, SC
Posts: 140
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I have one space in my garden that my neighbor's overhead sprinkler hits about every day. To be safe, I only grow Big Beef in that space.
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April 22, 2019 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6
Posts: 1,582
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It's ok. Has the tendency to overproduce compared to the leaf area, which will affect the taste often.
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April 22, 2019 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: SC Ohio(proctorville)
Posts: 192
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Big Beef
I usually have 2 dozen grown from seed. I sucker to 2-3 stems and limit trusses to 3 fruit where they often set 4-5. I wind up with avg 10-12 oz tomatoes. BB out produces any other tomato that I have grown. Orange Slice is almost as good and on avg a little bigger, less tasty maybe but very meaty. Big Beef is the real deal but not numero uno for taste although very good.
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