Seed producers often promise “mountains of gold,” but sometimes what grows is not what it is. Therefore, it is much more useful to learn about the successes of ordinary gardeners who managed to grow a crop worthy of attention, in order to take note of the varieties and secrets.
The tomato season, as well as the future harvest, is still ahead. Therefore, our Club of Amateur Tomato Growers is still discussing the vagaries of the weather, the heat that has gripped the entire country and how people and plants tolerate it. While the tomatoes are ripening and filling with juice, preparing for new ratings, let’s remember last year’s successes and achievements of our passionate tomato growers. If you are not yet one of the record holders, but want to join them, it’s time to find out which varieties of tomatoes were the largest of all last year.
All photographs and comments about different varieties of tomatoes in this material belong to real people. They may not coincide with advertising photos and descriptions of varieties offered by seed producers and agricultural companies.
Varieties of large tomatoes
We present to your attention a list of varieties with photos and descriptions:
Orange
The variety is mid-season, semi-determinate. It can grow up to 1.5 m. It is thermophilic, so it grows better in closed soil, however, even in an open garden bed it can produce a very good harvest of large, tasty tomatoes. An orange takes approximately 110 days to ripen. It is resistant to late blight. Tomato fruits can reach up to 410-500 g. On average, an orange tomato weighs 200-350 g.
The color and shape of its large fruits resembles a real orange. The orange pulp is fleshy, dense, juicy. The taste is sweet. The dry matter content is increased. This variety will delight you most with its large orange fruits in areas with warm summer temperatures, especially in the south. Now, even in the middle zone in open ground, Orange will also give an excellent, stable harvest.
Average yield: one meter can produce up to 20 kg of orange tomatoes. This variety is intended for salad purposes and cannot be stored for a long time. Orange is useful for baby food, especially suitable for allergy sufferers who cannot tolerate red fruits; as well as those who have problems with the gastrointestinal tract, and those who have a reduced level of carotene in the body. Carotene is an excellent antioxidant; it supplies the body with vitamin A. Orange fruits are used in therapeutic and dietary nutrition.
Sugar bison
The tomato variety is indeterminate, mid-early. Salad tomato. Reaches almost a height of 180-185 cm. If you grow it correctly, you can get fruits weighing 350-400 g, or even more. It has a good yield of 20-25 kg of ripe tomatoes per season.
In all types, the pulp is dense, strong, and very sweet. It is quite resistant to characteristic diseases characteristic of tomatoes. Sugar bison belongs to the group of varieties of folk selection.
Brandy pink
Indeterminate, early ripening, medium height 1.5-1.8 cm. The fruits ripen in 85-100 days, and are distinguished by a phased period of ripening on clusters of different levels - fruits of different degrees of ripeness. It is distinguished by potato-type leaves and pubescence. In the middle zone, it is recommended to grow Bison in closed ground; in the south, it can successfully produce crops in open beds.
The tomatoes are flat-round with slight ribbing, reaching a weight of 300-450 g. The pulp is juicy and soft. The skin is very tender and thin. Tomatoes are multi-chambered and have few seeds. The taste of this large-fruited variety is very sweet, very similar to the taste of watermelon.
Its purpose is salad, and it can also be processed into ketchups, juices, pastes. Not suitable for whole canning.
Bull's heart
Mid-season, indeterminate, not standard. Stops growing after it forms 5 or 6 clusters with ovaries. Grows up to 1.7-1.9 cm. The bushes are spreading and powerful. The plant has few leaves and must be tied up. It can grow outdoors and in a greenhouse equally successfully. Tomatoes ripen 120-130 days after germination. Usually four to five fruits are formed on one cluster.
Interestingly, one bush can ripen fruits of different sizes and shapes. The largest tomatoes, up to 500 g, ripen in the lower part of the plant. The top fruits are much smaller, weighing 100-150 g. In the open air, it is possible to collect about five kilograms of tomatoes from one bush, and about twelve in a greenhouse. In the south it successfully produces a good harvest in the open air; in the middle zone and further north it is better to grow it in greenhouses.
Attention! Ox heart is susceptible to infection with late blight, and to a lesser extent with other tomato diseases. Preventative measures should be taken to ensure that the plant grows healthy and produces an excellent harvest.
The shape of the fruits of these tomatoes is similar to a bull's heart, which is why they are named so. The variety is remarkable for its high sugar content, which makes these tomatoes sweet, with a slight sourness, and very tasty. The fruits are small-chambered, with very few seeds, and aromatic. The dry matter content is increased, which makes the pulp dense, fleshy, and not very juicy. The skin is separated from the pulp without difficulty, it is thin.
The Oxheart tomato is very popular among other varieties of very large tomatoes. Its high shelf life and good transportability attract not only amateur gardeners, but also professionals involved in the production of market products. For about two weeks, tomatoes retain all their best qualities, then they become soft and are only suitable for processing.
Bull's heart is known not only in Russia, it is known all over the world. The fruits of this variety are of different colors: there is Ox's heart of different colors: red, pink, black, yellow, there is even white.
Ox heart
Mid-season, indeterminate. It grows successfully in the south in the open air, in the middle zone - in greenhouses. In open ground, a tomato grows up to 1.5 m, in closed ground almost 2 m. It needs to be pinched, tied, and preferably formed into two stems. The ox heart matures in about 110 days. The tomato is remarkable for its productivity. It is disease resistant, transportable, and the fruits are in excellent presentation.
One of the best varieties among large-fruited tomatoes. The fruits are heart-shaped, ripen up to a kilogram, on average their weight on a bush is 350-450 g, the tomatoes are raspberry-colored with a pinkish tint. The surface is slightly ribbed and does not crack. The pulp is very fleshy, dense, multi-chambered. The taste is sweet, with a strong tomato aroma.
Its purpose is mainly as a salad, good for fresh consumption. However, these large tomatoes can be used as an addition to assorted vegetables and side dishes, and in soup dressings. They make delicious juices and pastes. Due to their large size, they are not suitable for pickling. They are not stored for a long time.
Explosion
Early ripening, determinate, not standard. It grows in height up to 45-60 cm. The bush is spreading. The fruits ripen 100-110 days after sowing the seeds in the garden. It can be grown in open and closed ground. Very resistant to many tomato diseases and adverse weather conditions. One Explosion bush can produce about 3 kg of tomatoes, which ripen at the same time.
This variety is famous for its unpretentiousness and universal purpose: tomatoes can be used for pickling or fresh, canned, or made into semi-finished tomato products. Under favorable conditions, the fruits ripen at a weight of 250-300 g.
The pulp is dense, fleshy. Tomatoes are red in color, with excellent taste, round, slightly ribbed, small-chambered, have a long shelf life, and can withstand transportation successfully.
Explosion is a universal-purpose variety: suitable for salads, canning, pickling, processing into juices, pastes, ketchups, and excellent pickling. Suitable for growing even in northern regions with warm shelter or in warm beds. Gives stepsons that need to be removed.
Advice! To speed up the ripening of the remaining tomatoes, you need to leave one ripe tomato for two or three bushes. It releases ethylene, which “infects” green tomatoes growing nearby with its ripeness.
Gulliver
Determinate, early ripening, medium-sized. Height from 70 cm to 1 m. Gulliver grows in open and closed ground. It is better to form a bush into 3 trunks. Remarkable for its high yield, it needs support and tying up. Easy ripening and long-term fruiting make Gulliver extremely attractive for industrial and farming; it is unpretentious to growing conditions and resistant to diseases. One bush can produce up to 7 kg of tomatoes. The fruits are very well stored and transportable. The fruits ripen in about 95-105 days.
It is better to form two or three stems. On average, tomatoes reach 200-250 g, the largest can be 800 g. The variety is resistant to diseases and sudden temperature changes. You can harvest from July to mid-September in the middle zone.
The fruits are large, cylindrical in shape, rich red-pink in color, elongated, with dense skin, rounded tip. The pulp is fleshy, juicy, tender, even sugary, the seed chambers are small. The tomatoes do not crack and are very tasty.
Universal purpose: Gulliver can be used both in salads and canned. A good variety for juices, sauces, soups, pickles, and pickles. They are also tasty dried.
De Barao Giant
Medium late, indeterminate. Successful only in greenhouses. The first tomatoes ripen 125 days after germination. It is grown in open ground only in the southern regions of Russia. It grows up to 2 m, support is required, a trellis is better, it is better to form into two stems (the second from the first stepson). Step-sonning is a must.
The variety is remarkable because tomato ripening is possible even under not very favorable conditions. It is shade-tolerant and cold-resistant. There are few leaves, the yield is high, up to 25 kg of tomatoes can be harvested from one bush. The average weight of each tomato reaches 300-350 g.
The fruits of these large tomatoes look like a large plum, cube-shaped, very juicy, red, with a small greenish spot on the stalk. The tip has an elongated spout.
The purpose is universal. De Barao Gigant is distinguished by its transportability and can be stored well for a long time. Attractive for farms and amateur summer residents.
Cosmonaut Volkov
Mid-season, indeterminate retro variety. It bears fruit for a long time until frost. It is disease resistant. It grows up to 2 m. Therefore, it is better to pinch off the top to speed up the formation and ripening of the fruit. It is better to form into 1 trunk, be sure to have stepson, which will increase the yield. One bush can produce about 7 kg of tomatoes per season. It is better to grow it in greenhouses, but it can also be grown in open ground. Tomatoes ripen up to 700 g, sometimes more. They are very fragrant, round, slightly flattened, exquisite taste, very rich in vitamins. The purpose is universal.
Advice! Indeterminate varieties of large-fruited tomatoes must be tied to a support. It is also worth limiting their growth by pinching the top so that the tomatoes grow larger.
Lemon giant
Mid-season, indeterminate. Reaches 2 m in height. It is better to form into 1 stem. Productivity is low.
The fruits are bright orange, weighing up to 700 g, sometimes up to a kilogram, round, with pronounced ribbing. The taste is sweet, with lemon sourness, a harmonious fruit and vegetable aftertaste. The pulp is juicy, fleshy, even oily, and sweet. The skin is not thick, but does not crack. The lemon giant is transportable and can be stored for a long time. The fruits are used for salads and juices. These tomatoes are useful for vitamin deficiency.
Mazarin
Mid-season, indeterminate. Grows up to 170 cm. It is better to form into 2 stems. Tomatoes ripen approximately 4 months after germination. In the south it grows well in open ground, in the middle zone and further north it is better in a greenhouse. Productivity is high. Tolerant to drought.
The fruits are of an unusual shape: they resemble the beard of Cardinal Mazarin, a little like the Bull's Heart variety. The largest tomatoes can reach up to 800 g, on average 300-400 g. The tomatoes are bright crimson. The skin is smooth. The pulp is dense, sugary, aromatic, juicy. There are few seeds. The taste is rich and pronounced.
Purpose: salad, for juices, pastes, fresh.
Raspberry elephant
Mid-season, indeterminate. It grows up to 1.5 m, in closed ground up to 2 m. In the middle zone and further north it is better to grow in greenhouses. This variety of large-fruited tomatoes has great immunity. Tomatoes ripen at 112-116 days. From one bush, 4-5 kg of large tomatoes weighing about 250-300 g are harvested. If you try, you can grow giants up to 700 g or more. It should be formed into two stems, pinched, you can also remove excess ovaries, then the tomatoes will be larger. Keeping quality is short.
The fruits are raspberry-colored, with a pink tint, round, slightly flattened. The pulp is juicy, sweet, tasty. The skin is loose, even thin and shiny. The fruits are used in lards and for making juice.
pepper giant
Mid-season, indeterminate. More suitable for growing indoors. It reaches a height of up to 2 m. The plant is powerful, with large leaves. It begins to bear fruit after almost three months, 105-115 days. Lead it in 2 stems. During a season, it is possible to harvest 3-4 kg of tomatoes from a bush with careful care.
The fruits are pepper-shaped, red, 3-4 chambered, weighing up to 250 g, or even more. Tomatoes are fragrant, aromatic, sweetish. The pulp is quite dense and fleshy. Not many seeds. Universal purpose: fresh, in salads, for winter preparations. Tomatoes can be frozen, stewed, dried.
Pink giant
Mid-season, indeterminate. Grows up to 2.5 m, in a greenhouse up to 1.8-2 m. The fruit ripens 110-115 days after emergence. Of the 8 ovaries on the bush, it is better to leave 4 or 5 so that all the fruits have time to ripen. In open ground it grows successfully in the south, in heifers in the middle zone and further to the north. Resistant to tomato diseases, relatively unpretentious. Tomatoes weigh on average 300-400 g, the largest weigh more than 1 kg. It is possible to collect about 15 kg of tomatoes from each bush.
Tomatoes are pink to light raspberry in color. The shape is flat, flattened. The taste is sweet. The pulp is fleshy, aromatic, not very juicy. There are few seeds. It can be stored for a long time and is transportable.
Purpose: salad, for technical processing, but not for canning and pickling.
Russian size
late-ripening, indeterminate, medium-growing. Grows up to 150-180 cm. The fruits ripen 120-125 days after emergence. Form into 1 stem. Grow indoors. The productivity is very high. 4.5-5 kg of large fruits are collected from the bush. Fruiting lasts for a long time, from August to October. The variety is good for commercial production. Tomato is disease resistant. The fruits ripen up to 600-700 g, the largest up to 2 kg.
Supergiant
Tomatoes are flat-round, slightly ribbed, red. The pulp is dense, fleshy, sweet, juicy, small-chambered. Fruits have an average weight of 300 g. They can be stored at room conditions for less than a month. The tomato is good in salads and for technical processing into juices and pastes, but not for canning. The average yield is 10 kg per 1 m2.
In order to get large tomato fruits and good harvests, you should follow all the simple rules of agricultural technology.
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Determinate varieties
This group is even more numerous than tall tomatoes. They are not very productive, but gardeners love them more, since care is much easier and endless pinching is not required. But if you do it and form it into 2-3 stems, then the tomatoes will turn out larger than without pinching.
The best domestic large varieties of tomatoes are considered to be Krasnodar amateur tomatoes:
- Crimson giant. Early, high-yielding (up to 12-15 kg per bush), plant height up to 1 m, fruit weight up to 700 g. Resistant to most diseases.
- Openwork. Belongs to universal determinate varieties up to 80 cm in height. Mid-early - 110 days, tomato weight 400 g, resistant to heat and lack of moisture. With quality care it can produce up to 30 kg per sq.m! Azhur tomatoes are perfectly stored and transported, an ideal variety for the market.
- Pudovik is a pink variety of folk selection. Fleshy and very tasty tomatoes in a hearty size reach up to 900 g, and some can weigh up to 1.5 kg. The height of the bush is 1.2-1.5 m; it does not require pinching.
- Alsou is a new tomato with the most delicious red and heart-shaped fruits. Weight from 300 to 700 g, yield - up to 7 kg per bush. The bush is not tall - about 70 cm, does not shoot, ripens early - 90 days from germination.
Among other standard large-fruited varieties, it is worth paying attention to the following: Alaska, Parodist, Bobcat, Boni-M, and for greenhouses - Bif, Igranda, Major, Russian Troika.
