Tomato 'Big Boy'

I grew three Big Boy plants in 2011 and they were healthy and produced quality fruit. They died of frost and not blight or other tomato ...Read Moredisease. I will plant them again in 2012.

The same neighbor that plants Big Girl also plants Big Boy every year. I think Better Boy is a step above both of these varieties. Bett...Read Moreer Boys outproduce and taste better than Big Boys. However, a lot of folks plant Big Boys in this area and they love them.

All tomato plants are poisonous. Only the fruit is safe. Tomatoes belong to the nightshade family, same as potatoes and nightshades are poisonous.

I hate to give a negative rating for this plant because it preforms so well for so many people - dont let my report affect your decision ...Read Moreon whether or not to give it a try. It is more than likely the high temps of this area that give it so much trouble. A tomato that wont set fruit in 90+ degree temperatures is useless to me, It gets hot early in the season here and it stays that way till about September.

And thats my big complaint with 'big boy' - it just doesnt set fruit for me. The tomatoes it does produce arent bad tasting tomatoes but I just cant waste the space when there are better producers out there - plus we prefer to grow heirlooms in the section of our property set aside for indeterminates.