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Old April 8, 2009   #1
creister
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Default Which one to replace Coustralee?

Coustralee is a victim of our Tuesday morning freeze. I want to put in another large red. Choices are few around here, as nobody sells many heirlooms. Here are the choices I have seen so far:

Goliath hybrid
Beefsteak
Big Beef
Better Boy
Big Boy

I haven't grown the first two, so am looking for some opinions. I realize taste, size etc. vary.

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Old April 8, 2009   #2
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I meant Beefmaster, not Beefsteak.
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Old April 8, 2009   #3
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A nod to Big Beef
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Old April 8, 2009   #4
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ditto Big Beef, but Goliath is good also
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Old April 8, 2009   #5
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Another vote for Big Beef!
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Old April 8, 2009   #6
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If plan works out I intend to grow Big Beef hybrid and Big Beef open pollinated both this year. Also read from a non-Burpee source that Steak Sandwich was better than Big Beef, so will be trying it. Its on the seed rack, but havent seen any Big Beef or Porterhouse on seed racks this season.
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Old April 9, 2009   #7
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Beefmaster is a huge beefsteak tomato, mild and juicy, shaped like two beefsteaks welded together. Very thin skinned and cracks easily if heavy rain occurs while ripening. I grew a couple hundred a year for 3 years on the farm until I switched to Burpees Supersteak.

Goliath hybrid I grew last year and it is very good, better than Big Beef and much better than Better Boy.
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