Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Skin Color: Orange
Fruit Shape: Beefsteak
Fruit Size: Large
Leaf Type: Regular-Leaf
Best Uses: Slicing
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Late

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Plant Spread: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Leaves: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Containers: Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention.

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Common names
  • Tomato
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Solanum lycopersicum
  • Synonym: Lycopersicon lycopersicum

Photo Gallery
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2019-07-31
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-08-27
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-08-27
Comments:
  • Posted by poisondartfrog (SE Kentucky - Zone 7a) on Aug 7, 2019 2:44 PM concerning plant:
    The flavor is excellent, sweeter and richer than many yellows to me. The fruits are large, but don't quite reach giant proportions in my garden. Skin is smooth and not too thick, but of the tomatoes I have grown this year Brown's Yellow Giant has the most issues with zippering, unevenness, voids and blemishes than any other. Taste before beauty. I will grow it again.

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