Very large tomato with exceptional eating quality. Guinness Book of World Records show this variety produced a 7 lb. 12 oz. tomato. Most results are a 1 lb. tomatoes with little crackling. Scarlet fruits have few seeds and are deeply globed shaped. Indeterminate plant habit. Heirloom variety.
Culture: Sow seed indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost date, keeping soil temperature in the mid-70s. Shift hardened transplants to full sun area after all danger of frost has passed. Water regularly and fertilize often. Stake or cage plants.
Harvest: Pick carefully when richly colored and firm, but before fruits begin to soften.
Nutrition: Rich in calcium, iron, vitamins A and C.
| Planting Depth | Seed Spacing | Spacing Between Rows |
Days to Germination |
Spacing After Thinning |
Days to Maturity |
|
| Indoors | 1/4" (6 mm) | 1/2" (13 mm) | 2"-3" (5-7.5 cm) | 7-15 | 3" (7.5 cm) | 70-75 |
| Outdoors | 1/2" (13 mm) | 6" (15 cm) | 3'-4' (90-120 cm) | 15-23 | 2'-4' (60-120 cm) | 115-125 |