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Burpee's Big Boy Tomato Seeds & Plant
One of the greatest tomatoes of all time and still a best seller.
Item Number: 61234E
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When we bred and introduced Big Boy hybrid tomato in 1949, its incredible productivity and gorgeous, perfect, large red fruit made it an instant hit. Whats kept Big Boy tomato a best-selling tomato all these years is the wonderful aroma and rich flavor. The fruits weigh in 10 oz. with many reaching 1 lb. or more. Healthy, indeterminate vines produce all summer long. The bountiful harvest begins about 78 days after setting plants in the garden.
F1 Hybrid
An F1 hybrid is created by crossing two different parent plants to combine their best qualities.
Key Attributes
Light Requirement
The amount of sunlight this product needs daily in order to perform well in the garden. Full sun means 6 hours of direct sun per day; partial sun means 2-4 hours of direct sun per day; shade means little or no direct sun.
Full sun
Lifecycle
This refers to whether a plant is an annual, biennial or perennial. Annuals complete their life cycles in one year; biennials produce foliage the first year and bloom and go to seed the second year; perennials can live for more than two years.
Annual
Fruit Bearing
This refers to the relative season when the plant produces fruit, or if it bears continuously or just once
Indeterminate
Mature Spread
The width of the plant at maturity.
36 in
Days to Maturity
The average number of days from when the plant is actively growing in the garden to the expected time of harvest.
78
Fruit Weight
The average weight of the fruit produced by this product.
16 oz
Mature Height
The typical height of this product at maturity.
60 in
Variety
Some flowers and vegetables fall into subcategories that may define how they grow (such as pole or bush), what they are used for (such as slicing tomatoes or shelling peas), flower type, or other designations that will help you select the type of a class of plant that you are looking for.
Slicer
Zone
This refers to the USDA hardiness zone assigned to each part of the country, based on the minimum winter temperature that a region typically experiences. Hardiness zone ranges are provided for all perennial plants and you should always choose plants that fall within your range.
1-13
When to Plant in Your Area
Average Last Frost
Average First Frost
