What is a large tomato called?

Beefsteak tomatoes are some of the largest cultivated tomatoes around, with a meaty texture and intense, classic-tomato flavor. They're typically red or pink, certain varieties of beefsteak tomatoes yield purple, black, or yellow fruit.
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What is the largest tomato type?

Big Zac ($7.95) 80-90 days. (H) (BBB) (HG) The biggest tomato of all! This gigantic and very delicious tomato normally reaches 4 lbs., and can reach 5 to 7 lbs., with luscious meaty fruits growing on a hearty disease-resistant plant. Big Zac is very easy to grow and reliably produces gigantic tomatoes in all climates.
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What are the 2 types of tomatoes?

Determinate and Indeterminate

All tomatoes are either one or the other. Determinate varieties (including bush varieties) reach a certain plant height and then stop growing.
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What is a giant tomato?

The German Giant Tomato is a giant potato leaf heirloom type of tomato with a rich, sweet flavor! This variety is a deep pink hue that grows to be 30+ ounces. The German Giant tomato is favored for being very juicy.
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What is a Domingo tomato?

Domingo tomato is a fat, unapologetic beefsteak with fantastic taste. Fruits can reach 2.5 pounds but average 1.5. Sweeter, meaty, old fashioned taste will suck you in and keep you wanting more. Perfect for sandwiches and so much more. Production is good for such a large variety, but not prolific.
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What are the different sizes of tomatoes?

There are five main types of tomatoes: Globe, Beefsteak, Cherry, Plum, and Oxheart. There are 1000+ different tomato varieties, which can each be placed into one of these five main categories. The smallest tomatoes are less than an inch wide, while the largest can be over four inches wide.
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What are the sizes of tomatoes?

Sizing of round tomatoes is based on the diameter of the fruit, with the USDA size grades being Small, Medium, Large, and Extra-large. You may see a different nomenclature on your tomato boxes, 4×5, 5×6, etc.
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Why are tomatoes different sizes?

In addition to size, tomatoes have been bred for shape, texture, flavor, shelf-life, and nutrient composition, but it has been difficult to study these traits in tomatoes, because many of them are the result of many genes acting together. Domesticated tomatoes can be up to 1000 times larger than their wild relatives.
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What are 3 different types of tomatoes?

7 Popular Types of Tomatoes (and How to Use Them)
  • Cherry tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes are round, bite-sized, and so juicy that they may pop when you bite into them. ...
  • Grape tomatoes. Grape tomatoes are about half the size of cherry tomatoes. ...
  • Roma tomatoes. ...
  • Beefsteak tomatoes. ...
  • Heirloom tomatoes. ...
  • Tomatoes on the vine. ...
  • Green tomatoes.
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How many varieties of tomato are there?

There are more than 10,000 tomato varieties available.
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What is a regular tomato called?

Globe Tomatoes

These are your standard variant of tomatoes and are often referred to as Beefsteak tomatoes or Slicing tomatoes. They are easily identifiable because they are large, round, and red.
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What is the largest heirloom tomato?

Mortgage Lifter aka Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter ($6.75) (BB) (HG) 80 days. This gigantic legendary heirloom from Logan, West Virginia, developed by M.C. 'Charlie' Byles in the 1930's, is huge, sweet, juicy, delicious and prolific, with splendid old time tomato flavor.
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What is the sweetest large tomato to grow?

Sungold Tomato

Many of the sweetest tomato varieties are cherry tomatoes, as the sugar is nicely concentrated in small berry-like fruit. Sungold cherry tomatoes are rarely larger than an inch wide, with fruits growing in clusters on long, indeterminate vines.
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What are medium sized tomatoes called?

Definition. Alicante is a medium sized red variety of tomatoes. It is resistant to “greenback,” a condition where the fruit fails to ripen evenly and produces a reliable, heavy, early crop.
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How large are cherry tomatoes?

The cherry tomato is a type of small round tomato believed to be an intermediate genetic admixture between wild currant-type tomatoes and domesticated garden tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes range in size from a thumbtip up to the size of a golf ball, and can range from spherical to slightly oblong in shape.
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What is the best tomato to eat?

The Best Tasting Tomato Varieties
  1. Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato. Aunt Ruby's German Green is a large, yellow-green tomato with a balanced taste of sweet and tart. ...
  2. Black Krim Tomato. ...
  3. Brandywine Tomato. ...
  4. Cherokee Purple Tomato. ...
  5. Ferris Wheel Tomato. ...
  6. Paul Robeson Tomato. ...
  7. German Red Strawberry Tomato. ...
  8. Georgia Streak Tomato.
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Are beefsteak tomatoes and hothouse tomatoes the same?

Beefsteak tomatoes, aptly named for their large size and meaty texture, have a classic tomato flavor, however, depending upon the variety, they can also be sweet to the taste.
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Is Big Zac Tomato indeterminate?

Try growing the biggest prize-winning Giant Tomato you will ever see. An excellent choice for home gardens. Indeterminate.
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What variety of tomato produces the largest fruit?

Cherokee purple tomatoes are enormous plants. Some of the plants reach up to six feet tall, ensuring that you have ample support for these plants. The fruits are large as well; sometimes, they measure as large as two pounds and 6 inches wide. That's a giant tomato.
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What is a beefmaster tomato?

Beefmaster. These tomatoes are classified as indeterminate tomatoes or vining tomatoes. This means they grow on long vines and require staking to keep the fruit off the ground. They're well-known for their mild, sweet taste and each one grows to around two pounds.
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How do you grow large beefsteak tomatoes?

Sow seed in flats, and nurture them until they are at least 8 inches (20.5 cm.) tall and exterior soil temperatures are at least 60 F. (16 C.). The beefsteak tomato plant needs to be hardened off before planting outdoors, usually around May.
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