Burpee’s Big Boy Hybrid

Burpee’s Big Boy is a very large Beefsteak-variety tomato. It’s an indeterminate variety. Since it’s a fairly new variety, disease resistances aren’t definitively known yet.

See the main Tomatoes page for more about growing tomatoes in my area.

Care and Chores

  • Full Sun. Plant 3-4 feet apart. Before planting, move outside for a week.
  • 80 Days from Sprout to Harvest

My Notes

  • 09 Planting: Indoors; First plant: 23Jan09; first sprout: 31Jan09. Plants have gotten leggy as of the first week in February.
  • Batch 2 as part of the Great Sprout Off planted 11Feb09. potted 26Feb09, in ground 6Mar09. Broke my organic promises and fertilized with a commercial tomato fertilizer because the stalks and leaves were looking red/purple, which could be a nutrient deficiency… but was probably me overwatering.
  • As of April, the one planted in-ground is blooming. The other got put into an upside-down planter.
  • This plant was a horrible spring-season producer for me, but produced reliably in the fall. I think the big difference was the plant maturity and size at initial maturity. It just didn’t produce any fruit when it was “small” … apparently by it’s own standards!

Pictures

Big Boy, Planted 11Feb, this picture taken on 18Apr09

Big Boy, Planted 12Feb, this picture taken on 18Apr09