Grape ~ lime ~ Lemon Baseball (hard ball) 8 - 12 ounces
Softball likely > pound

Durable, I don't think I can do that conversion for a couple of reasons.

First, considering the thousands of varieties available commercially there are many more shapes than you've asked about in your post.

Second, it really does depend on a specific variety as to how one might compare size in inches and convert it to weight b'c different varieties of the same shape can weigh differently b'c some are meatier ( heavier) than others.

Thirdly, given a single variety there can be differences in size, overall, b/c the same variety grown in different areas, or grown by different methods, or different fertilizers are used, can really differ in size b/c of the many variables.

WOuld it help if you looked at pictures of tomatoes that are shown with their foliage b'c leaves are almost always the same size for most varieties and then using them for comparison you might be able to tell more.

And just b'c I'm curious, why do you want to know this kind of information? ( smile)

Carolyn

I bet if you listed some of the actual varieties that you planned to grow that if folks here had grown them they might be able to help you more

The reason is because when a tomato is listed as 8-12 oz
size I can now know that it is about baseball size thanks to trudi.

Knowing the expected size is useful but you need to couple that with productivity of the plant. Productivity is based on variety, growing skill, and adequated water.

The best advice is to post what varieties you've considered to grow and ask people what their experience has been with production and if they've done anything that has increased or decreased the production.

I agree that having some idea of the expected size is somewhat useful but certainly not a guarantee in any way.

As already mentioned, there are far too many other variables (not to mention flawed vendor descriptions) to count on getting that size or even using size as a primary criteria.

But if size is your focus then you'll likely find variety names and descriptive terms such as 'cherry', 'roma', 'grape', 'beefsteak', etc. to be a more valid indicator of fruit size then trying to compare them to non-fruit items.

It's like comparing apples to oranges. ;)

Dave