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Your biggest tomato(s) - what variety?

16 years ago

I'd like to grow a variety that will have some real size next year. It still needs to taste good, so size isn't everything.

My biggest tomato to date was 1 lb, 15 oz Kellogg's Breakfast grown in 2007. So I'd like to break the 2 pound barrier next year.

Second in size would be the Earl's Faux from this year. Nothing record-breaking, but several 1 lb+ fruit from a single plant.

I'd like to hear what variety has given you the biggest fruits of your gardening careers. Thanks!

Comments (24)

  • 16 years ago

    Every time this question comes up Big Zac seems to get the nod for biggest from many.

    Our personal biggest this year is Granny Cantrell - ugly but all have been 1 to 1/2 lbs. biggest was 1 lb. 10 oz. Last year's biggest was Giant Belgium at 1 lb 8oz.

    Here is a link that might be useful: What were your largest tomatoes?

  • 16 years ago

    This year it is an F2 between Kosovo and Pruden's Purple - 1179g

  • 16 years ago

    This year my biggest are Rhoades Heirloom and Lithuanian. I weighed the largest RH and it was 1 lb. 11 oz. (I only weighed the one tomato because I had to use the scale at the Post Office as I don't have one at home LOL)

  • 16 years ago

    NAR

  • 16 years ago

    My biggest have been from "Mortgage Lifter" and "Supersteak". My largest Mortgage Lifter was about 1 1/2lbs. The plant only got a few hours of sun every day, though. So with better conditions, I'm sure you could get a 2lb+ tomato.

  • 16 years ago

    Thanks, I figured there had been previous threads on this topic, but the search terms seemed too general to be effective.

    I grew out the Giant Belgium seed from TGS this year with high hopes, but the fruits are puny - 4 to 6 ounces, I'd guess. They are also the blandest thing I've ever grown.

    So Big Zac and Neves Azorean Red are on my list.

    How is the flavor on Big Zac?

  • 16 years ago

    Porterhouse has fruit almost identical to Big Zac's, but, in my experience, Porterhouse plants and seed grow much less vigorously.

  • 16 years ago

    The biggest in my garden is Box Car Willie. It's suppose to be a
    medium tomato, but mine are huge. The only thing I did not like
    about them is the deep cracking on top. Flavor is very good.

  • 16 years ago

    I had great luck with Kellogg's Breakfast last year. I'm pretty sure one of them broke 2 pounds but I'm not positive. This year I'm having good luck with KBX and Large Pink. I've had a couple of KBX that might have broken 2 pounds if the squirrels or raccoons hadn't gotten to them. I had one large pink that was 1 pound 11 oz. I definitely prefer the taste of the KBX to the Large Pinks although the LPs are not bad at all.

    Here's a picture of one of my KBXs. It weights over 1 pound, 7 ounces.

  • 16 years ago

    This year the largest in the patch are hanging on a Purple Haze F3 RL pink.

    Daniels and Big Cheef have had some go over a pound this year also.

    Didn't really plant anything with the intention of growing whoppers this year.

  • 16 years ago

    My Cherokee Purples are producing quite a few large fruits, and Big Beef is second. Most prolific producer this year has been Box Car Willie.
    Sunny

  • 16 years ago

    1lb. 8oz. KBX and it was delicious.

    Ed

  • 16 years ago

    Another vote for NAR. My biggest NAR was 1.5 lb and the plant plunks out 1+ pounders on almost a daily basis. They taste good too. Definitely a winner!

  • 16 years ago

    last year it was omar's leb. 1 pound 13oz
    this year it was hungarian heart 1 pound 10oz

    Damon

  • 16 years ago

    I don't prune or do anything special to get huge tomatoes but I do enjoy growing big varieties. My biggest is a Big Zac from 2003. It weighed in at 3' 3 ounces. My son is holding it below. I think Porterhouse gives Big Zac a run for the money though as I routinely get 2 pounders from Porterhouse. I've grown many of the "giants" like Delicious and NAR but never got a 2 pounder out of any besides BZ and PH.

  • 16 years ago

    It hasn't ripened yet...but there are some BIG BOYS on my Todd County Amish...I have picked and weighed some of my Cherokee Purples, and they were coming in at just about a pound each...but the Todd Country are a good bit bigger.

  • 16 years ago

    Old German. A 1 pound 6 ounce was the biggest, but about 1/2 dozen were 1 pound or more. This plant was an unexpected and pleasant suprise for me. My searches yeilded almost no feedback about it other than non productive. That wasn't my experience. It is also a meaty tomato which makes it great in salsa's, on a pizza, etc. The taste is very good, though no up in the elite tasting group. The color is yellow on top and deep orangy red below externally and a mix of yellow and red inside.

  • 16 years ago

    Actually found two Todd County blushing when I got home...both were 2+ pounds

    Gotta wait to see how they taste.

  • 16 years ago

    I grew a 2 1/2 pound NAR this year and will post pics. as soon as I figure out how to from my phone. It looked (past tense because I already ate it)awesome and from the top view it was absolutely stunning. Anyway, I"m putting my wife on picture posting duty she is a lot more savvy than I am.

    Adzo

  • 16 years ago

    1179g a Kosovo x Pruden's Purple F3

  • 16 years ago

    I don't get tomatoes that size, but Cherokee Purple can get really large... I had one last month that was too large to eat at one meal, and I really like fresh tomatoes! I didn't think to weigh it, but it HAD to be 1 pound.

  • 16 years ago

    Here are (clockwise) Mexico, Omar's Lebanese, Cherokee Green, and a red version of Gregori's Altai. The Cherokee Green was 2 lbs 3.1 oz.

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    Mexico won first place last September at the 2008 Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest... it was over 2lbs...

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    Consistently large ones are Omar's, Cuostralee, Mexico, Kornesevvsije, Lithuainian, Daniels, Tidwell German, Dutchman, Italian Sweet, Olena Ukrainian, Phil's Fantastic, and, for hearts, Oleyar's German, Wes, Nicky Crain, Ukrainian Heart & Kosovo. Large bi-colors are Burracker's Favorite & King Pineapple. I even get some XL-XXL GMG's:

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    I'm sure there are MANY I forgot to mention!

    Hope this helps.

  • 16 years ago

    I get many 2+ pounders off of my Rostova. It's the only Tomato I plant annually. Next year I will only plant 3 varieties Rostova,Neves Azorean Red(which is my favorite) and Stump of the World

  • 16 years ago

    Last year I grew Omars, Prudens, Mortgage Lifter, NAR, CP,Cuostralee, AGG, and KB. I got a single 2 lb fruit off of several of them, but the biggest was Great White. I got several 2 lb fruit off of each of two plants. The average size fruit was much larger than the others.