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Better Boys dont seem to handle hot temps well. We had temps up to 105% for a couple of days each month from June to Sept. Hardly any fru...Read More
Better Boy is my favorite eating tomato. It tends to crack badly for me. Suggestions?
One of the best hybrids on the market. Edges out Big Boy which used to be the best hybrid. Large healthy plants and fruit. Good taste. Wi...Read More
started this variety late march and planted out last weekend
of may 2011.
was my highest yielding plant...about the 4th var...Read More
Have grown in many different areas and always have been pleased with Better Boy. I start all my own plants so have the choice of a wide v...Read More
I planted three Celebritys, two Early Girls, and one Better Boy in my small strip garden as 6" starter plants on May 7th. About two week...Read More
I have both Early Girl & Better Boy planted in a small area.
Same soil, same food, same moisture, same sun.
I do NO...Read More
I give this tomato an overall positive rating. It bears a tremendous amount of fruit with a wonderful texture and strong tomato flavor. A...Read More
i've grown this in lansing, mi for 25 years. think maybe that's a positive rating? good fruit, tasty, easy to grow. i plant them deep ...Read More
This was the first tomato I grew over 25 years ago when it was the new great tomato hybrid (sort of like what Big Beef is today). It doe...Read More
I am getting tons of fruit, but have had numerous problems trying to grow this plant in an "earth box" container. First, I had blossom ro...Read More
This one is one of my winners. Production is great. Taste is great (acidic). Grows well in hot, humid climates.
Better Boy is one of the most reliable tomatoes for the home gardener. Those who have trouble growing it need to get their soil analyzed....Read More
I put in three plants for the first time this year. Despite a late spring and cool, wet summer in Omaha in 2008, they have thrived and p...Read More
I have been growing the Better Boy for several years with
good results. I have had fruit from 8 to 16 oz.. Another good
p...Read More
I grew the Better Boy and the Early Girl together in a tomato growing kit I got from Gardeners Supply Co. Both produced nice crops. Bet...Read More
I wanted to try a different verity of tomato along with my old stand-by Early Girl, so I planted 2 Better Boys. The plants are all growin...Read More
This is my reliable production tomato. This year I grew one plant each of 11 different heirloom tomatoes plus four Better Boy plants. T...Read More
Hello, a friend gave me an extra better boy tomato so I planted it and at first it grew fine. Unfortunatly, all the flowers are just dyin...Read More
I've never had any luck with the boys (better boy, big boy, best boy, etc) and I have grown more of them than anything else. I dont know...Read More
Although I'm an heirloom tomato grower, Better Boy is the one exception in my garden -- mainly because it's flavorful, disease-resistant ...Read More
For years this was the only tomato my family grew, but the last several years the quality of the flavor just wasn't the same. They did m...Read More
I purchased this tomato plant from Lowes, I was not very impresed on the taste, I am not sure whether it had to do with weather condition...Read More
For a hybrid this is one of the best tasting I ever raised. I raise them because they are a mid-season crop and my heirlooms take a lot l...Read More
I'm a novice gardener. I purchased four seedlings from a nursery; I planted two at the side of my house (poor soil but lots of sun) and t...Read More
My family has been growing this variety for many years in south central Ohio with good to great results. 2002 was not the best year for ...Read More
I always include some of this old reliable standby in my garden. They are "easy keepers" and require little attention other than reaping...Read More
Good flavor, large tomatoes and lots of them.
One of the best-known tomato varieties for a good reason. Fruits are very large, full of flavor and juice, disease resistance is excelle...Read More