Big Beef: A portrait of the tomato variety

The tomato variety 'Big Beef' lives up to its name. Here you can find out what makes the big beef tomato special and how to grow it in the garden.

The hybrid variety 'Big Beef' not only produces tasty large fruits, but also has many resistances to common tomato diseases. We present the robust tomato variety in the profile.

Big beef tomato: profile

fruit	beef tomato; Red
the taste	sweet Sour
maturing time	medium early
growth	Stick tomato, up to 250 cm
location	Greenhouse, outdoor, tub

origin and history

The 'Big Beef F1' is a breed by the American Colen Wyatt from the Seminis Vegetable Seeds company - just like the award-winning varieties 'Celebrity' and 'Husky Gold'. The hybrid variety even won the All-American Selections Award (AAS) in 1994, so it was voted the best edible vegetable in North America. In the 1990s, the trend towards breeding multi-resistant varieties also began, and 'Big Beef F1' itself already has resistances to five

tomato diseases.

Description and taste of the Big Beef tomato

The 'Big Beef F1' reaches a height of up to 2.5 meters as a plant. In the field, it usually stays smaller at a height of around 150 centimeters. The fruits of 'Big Beef F1' are round to flattened, slightly ribbed and bright red when fully ripe. They weigh around 350 to 400 grams and are therefore one of the large-fruited beefsteak tomatoes. The variety ripens mid-early from the beginning to mid-August and can produce very high yields. The taste of 'Big Beef F1' is pleasant with a good balance of sweetness and acidity. She is resistant to two Fusariumstrains, Verticillium, Alternaria, tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and infestation with nematodes.

Planting and caring for big beef tomatoes

The 'Big Beef F1' can be cultivated in the greenhouse, outdoors and also in the bucket. From the beginning of May, the red beefsteak tomatoes come into the greenhouse, later after the ice saints into the bed or into the pot. Tomatoes should be grown in nutrient enriched potting soil like ours Plantura organic tomato soil, to be set. The pre-fertilized substrate supports the young plants as they grow and provides essential nutrients for the first few weeks of growth. After planting, the Big Beef tomato should be watered and, due to its growth, well supported and tied.

The large-fruited beefsteak tomato should be grown with one or a maximum of two shoots. To do this, leave a strong side shoot at the bottom of the plant trunk and regularly and carefully remove all the other overlying ones. In our article on Cutting out tomatoes you will find precise instructions on how to grow which type of tomato and how to identify and remove the side shoots.

From June onwards, the high-yielding Big Beef tomato benefits from regular fertilization, which optimally supplies it with nutrients for the period of fruit growth. Our purely organic, liquid Plantura Organic Tomato & Vegetable Fertilizer is applied about once a week together with the irrigation water. The roots of the tomatoes can absorb the nutrients they contain quickly and efficiently. Incidentally, deficiency symptoms such as yellowing of the lower leaves, which indicates a lack of nitrogen, can also be corrected in this way. A protective mulch layer also supports soil life and reduces evaporation on hot summer days, especially outdoors and in greenhouses. You can thus save liters of water and at the same time protect your soil from erosion and drying out.

Harvest and use tomatoes of the 'Big Beef' variety

The first ripe, bright red fruits of the 'Big Beef F1' can be harvested from August. The mild, tasty tomatoes can be used universally in the kitchen. Whether raw for snacks and in salads, grilled and gratinated or cooked in soups and sauces - the Big Beef tomato is equally suitable for all purposes.

Especially for the unprotected Tomato cultivation in the open field the tomato varieties should be robust and resistant to diseases. We present suitable varieties for the bed and give tips on growing outdoor tomatoes.