A vendor's description: 85 days - We acquired the seeds for this tomato from a family in southern Illinois who had grown it for generatio...Read Morens, and was always simply referred to as that "that big, red tomato". The large vines produce 16 to 24 ounce huge, sweet, red fruit, with just enough "bite" for that old fashioned, home grown taste. Perfect for sandwiches, salads or just eating out of your hand! This is the tomato you remember eating from your grandfather's garden! First introduced in the United States by Heirloom Seeds. Indeterminate vines."
This one goes on my top ten list, old fashioned taste with lots of 'bite'.
A 1959 introduction from a private breeder in New Market, New Jersey. Parents include Pritchart and Jubilee. Growth and fruiting similar ...Read Moreto Big Boy.
6-23- 04 - This version I can't vouch for as someone sent me the seeds. It has enough disease resistance to grow here, where many cultivars won't. It has a large vigourous vine. The tomatoes are a small beefsteak shape with some tendency to catfacing. Taste is average for red tomatoes. certainly not a cultivar to get very excited about.
A vendor's description: 85 days - We acquired the seeds for this tomato from a family in southern Illinois who had grown it for generatio...Read More
A 1959 introduction from a private breeder in New Market, New Jersey. Parents include Pritchart and Jubilee. Growth and fruiting similar ...Read More