Features of the Big Beef f1 tomato variety and growing tips

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Published: September 20, 2020

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Western breeders have developed a wonderful hybrid of the nightshade crop - the Big Beef tomato. In the West, such tomatoes are called beefsteak, but in our country the term meaty has taken root. It lends itself well to heat treatment and retains its density. In addition, the tomato grows quite large in size, as can be seen in this photo:

The largest fruit that was recorded reached a weight of about 2 kg. The Big Beef variety has taken root well in our regions. It is most productively grown in the southern regions.

Reviews about the Big Beef f1 tomato are only positive. Gardeners characterize the tomato as a hardy, unpretentious and high-yielding plant. This hybrid does not cause any trouble in growing.

• 1 Details about the variety
• 2 Advantages and disadvantages
• 3 Nuances of growing
• 4 Diseases and pests
• 5 Reviews from gardeners

Description of the Big Beef tomato variety

The hybrid tomato variety Big Beef F1 belongs to the beefsteak group - they are grown for cooking, including hamburgers. In the description they have large-sized fruits with high taste. These tomatoes are characterized by a medium-early ripening period and can be consumed approximately 100 days after sowing.

Attention! The Big Beef hybrid produced tomatoes weighing up to 2 kg, but this was ensured by maximum removal of ovaries on the bush.

The Big Beef tomato variety is indeterminate; the bush reaches a height of 2 m. It is formed, as a rule, into one stem, secured to a trellis and pinched. The brush bears up to 5 fruits. In open ground, Big Beef tomatoes are grown in the southern regions; in colder climates, planting in greenhouses is necessary. The variety is quite frost-resistant.

Description of fruits

Green fruits acquire a rich red color when ripe. Big Beef tomatoes are round with a smooth surface. The taste is excellent, sweet with a slight sourness. The pulp is juicy, fleshy structure, inside 6 chambers with seeds. The dry matter concentration is defined as high. The weight of the fruit is about 500 g, tomatoes weighing 800 g are also not uncommon.

Reviews from gardeners

Beef tomatoes require constant care, so not all gardeners, especially beginners, dare to grow them . But those who have already tried it are satisfied with the result.

Anna, Davydovka village, Voronezh region. : “I’ve been eyeing this Dutch miracle for a long time and last year I decided to plant several bushes in the greenhouse. The germination of the seeds is excellent, the sprouts hatched after 4 days. Fruiting is abundant, the tomatoes are large, juicy and aromatic. I once tried to grow it in open ground, but unfortunately, it didn’t work out. The summer turned out to be rainy and cold. The bushes were affected by late blight and had to be dug up and burned.”

Victor, Gukovo, Rostov region. : “I have been growing Big Beef for four years in a row for my own consumption. The bushes are tall, reaching 2 m in a greenhouse, and require staking. The fruits are large, the pulp is fleshy and very sweet. The maximum weight reached 700 g. Tomatoes are delicious fresh; we also prepare sauces and juice from them.”

Natalya, Bolshoye Kozino village, Nizhny Novgorod region. : “Big Beef is one of the favorites in my area. With proper care, fruiting continues until frost. Tomatoes can be picked at the stage of technical ripeness, and they will ripen quietly in foam trays.”

Characteristics of Big Beef tomato

The Big Beef F1 tomato variety does not lose ground due to its characteristics. Its ripening time, taste and impressive appearance make it in demand. This variety is grown both in plots and on a larger scale.

Productivity and fruiting

It ripens quite early, which is why summer residents of the middle zone love it. The yield of Big Beef tomatoes is about 10 kg per 1 m2. A maximum of 4 kg of tomatoes can be harvested from a bush. The yields are higher in the greenhouse. The quality of care for tomatoes also affects - if care is poor, there will be significantly fewer fruits.

Area of ​​application of fruits

Since the variety is classified as beefsteak, it is consumed mainly fresh or after cooking. In preparations, the fruits are used for juices and tomato paste. In the USA, these tomatoes are put on burgers.

Resistance to diseases and pests

One of the main advantages of the Big Beef tomato variety is its high resistance to diseases characteristic of tomatoes. It is rarely affected by wilt, gray leaf spot, and tobacco mosaic virus.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The Big Beef F1 tomato has many advantages:

• high yield rates;
• resistance to sudden changes in temperature;
• immunity to common tomato diseases;
• excellent taste;
• the ability to cultivate tomatoes in a greenhouse and open ground;
• suitable for feeding children;
• precocity.

The disadvantages of the variety include the fact that it will be difficult for beginners to cope with Big Beef tomatoes. They give maximum yield only with careful care: bush formation, pinching, fertilizing.

Super early and early

Varieties and hybrids that produce crops early will be the best choice for planting in the garden. Their diversity is amazing, and it’s not so easy to find the right tomato that will please you with a good result. Super-determinant tomatoes yield their crops very quickly, and thanks to this they also “escape” late blight. We recommend the following ultra-early ripening tomatoes:

Aphrodite

A super early variety of tomatoes, the first fruits can be harvested after 80 days.

Designed for growing in open beds, productive (up to 8 kg per 1 square meter), very tasty tomato. The fruits are round, with smooth glossy skin, red, weighing up to 115 grams.

Plant height is 45-50 cm, tomatoes do not need pinching, but supports for gartering the clusters are needed.

Bullfinch

This is an early bird, as the fruits ripen within 95-97 days. This unpretentious and cold-resistant variety is very popular in Siberia and the North-West.

Its bushes are up to half a meter high, the fruits are bright red, round, slightly flattened. Weight is up to 170-200 grams, and the taste of the fruit is excellent.

Labrador

Another early variety is Labrador, which begins to bear fruit already at 95-98 days. Its fruits are very dense, look like red apples, weighing up to 150 grams.

Tomatoes are picked green; they “arrive” very well at home. Suitable for all types of processing, as well as for preservation and, of course, fresh consumption.

Early love

An unpretentious and unpretentious tomato produces fruits weighing up to 200 grams. Ripening time is 90 days, with minimal plant care required. Does not require pinching, is very resistant to natural disasters, productive (up to 5-6 kg of fruit per square meter).

Bush height – 80-100 cm.

Don Juan

If you want to grow unusual, ultra-early tomatoes, then it’s time to look at the Don Juan tomato.

Ripening time is only 95 days, the fruits are round and slightly elongated. Weight – up to 80 grams. The color of the fruit is original - crimson with golden veins and strokes. This tomato is considered one of the most delicious among the early varieties.

Golden stream

For lovers of colorful tomatoes, we recommend the Golden Stream tomato. The first fruits can be harvested after 95-100 days, making it a very suitable variety for growing in regions with a short summer season.

The bushes are 60 cm in height, the fruits are ellipsoidal, very dense, rich orange in color. Features of the variety: excellent keeping quality of tomatoes, versatility of use, suitability for transportation. The taste is high.

We really hope that our descriptions and recommendations on tomato varieties will be useful to you. And good harvests to you!

Natalia Severova

Growing rules

Big Beef tomatoes require careful attention. It is important to follow agricultural cultivation techniques, then it will be possible to obtain fruits weighing up to 1 kg.

Planting seedlings

Big Beef F1 tomatoes are sown for seedlings in February or early March. Sod soil is mixed in containers, and then disinfected in the oven or microwave for 15 minutes. If it’s frosty outside, you can put it on the balcony or outside the window.

Seeds of the Big Beef variety are kept in a warm place before planting. Tomatoes are sown in boxes or separate cups to avoid picking later. You can use peat tablets, which will make caring for seedlings much easier.

Advice! It is better to soak the seeds in a growth stimulator before planting.

In large containers, the interval between tomatoes is kept at 2 cm, covered with a 1 cm layer of peat on top. After planting, the tomatoes are covered with film or glass and placed in a warm place. At a temperature of +25 °C, the seeds will germinate in 3–4 days. The shelter is removed and lowered to +23 °C during the day and +16 °C at night. In such conditions, the seedlings will feel good.

It is better to water with a sprayer when the soil begins to dry out. The room with seedlings must be ventilated, but make sure there are no drafts. If there is not enough daylight, then you should use lamps and provide additional illumination to the seedlings. Picking is carried out when 5–6 leaves appear. Before transplanting tomatoes to a permanent place, they are hardened. This procedure takes about two weeks. In the first days they are left on the balcony for 2 hours, then the time spent in the cold is increased. Before planting, the plants are left to harden off for a day.

Transfer

Big Beef tomato seedlings are ready to move to a permanent location when the stem has reached a height of 30 cm and about 7-8 leaves have formed. The root system of such plants is quite developed and will tolerate transplantation well.

It is better to grow tomatoes after onions, carrots, cabbage or legumes. Bad predecessors would be peppers, eggplants or potatoes. It is also impossible to grow tomatoes in one place for several years - they will be damaged by diseases and harmful insects found in the soil and plant debris.

The beds for seedlings are prepared in the fall - the soil is dug up and humus is added. In the spring you just need to loosen the soil. Seedlings of the Big Beef variety are placed at a distance of 40 cm, leaving 70 cm between rows. It is better to transfer the tomatoes immediately with a lump of earth, then sprinkle with soil from the garden bed, compact it a little and water it generously. The stems are immediately tied to the support.

Aftercare

Watering Big Beef tomatoes is done once a week. The water should be warm and settled. Water directly at the root, trying not to get on the leaves. The amount of water depends on the stage of plant development. Before flowering, apply 5 liters per week to the tomatoes; when buds appear, water 3 liters of water once every 3 days. When the fruits appear, watering is reduced to prevent cracking of the tomatoes. The soil is regularly loosened; a crust should not be allowed to form. It is also mandatory to ventilate the greenhouse to avoid air stagnation.

Feeding is carried out 3-4 times per season. Both solutions and fertilizers in dry forms can be used. Nutrients are added according to the following scheme:

1. The first treatment is carried out with mullein, from which a solution is made in a ratio of 1:10. In this way, the tomatoes will receive nitrogen, which promotes the growth of greenery. Further, this fertilizer is not used so that the plant does not form a lot of leaves to the detriment of the fruits.
2. The next feeding is carried out after 3 weeks. Superphosphate and potassium salt are added to the tomatoes. Phosphorus and potassium affect the taste of fruits, improving it.
3. When the flowers appear, you need to feed the tomatoes with boric acid. Treatment is carried out per leaf to stimulate the development of ovaries.
4. At the time of fruiting, plants should again receive potassium and phosphorus compounds.

Those who prefer natural fertilizers can treat tomatoes with wood ash, both dry and as an infusion.

Big Beef tomatoes should be shaped into one stem. Every week you need to remove the shoots that form in the leaf axils. It is necessary to leave about 8 brushes, and secure the top of the stem to a support.

Planting in the ground and caring for tomatoes

When replanting, you should be careful about choosing a good place in the garden. If tomatoes, potatoes or peppers were already growing on the site last year, it is better to abandon such a place. Neighborhood with these crops is also undesirable. It is better to plant Big after peas or cucumbers.

Soils for planting should be:

• lungs;
• fertile;
• with slight alkalinity or neutral.

When planting seedlings, it is advisable to bury the shoots. This will give additional roots and increase the feeding area.

Particular attention is paid to stepchildren. They all need to be removed when they reach a length of 1.5-2 cm.

Forming Big into one or two shoots will allow you to get a good harvest, but subject to regular, deep watering. Only with water can the plant absorb nutrients. Watering is carried out 3-4 times a week, 2-3 liters for each bush.

No matter how fertile the soil is, Big Beef needs feeding. During the growing season they need to be carried out at least 3 times:

1. 2-3 weeks after planting. To do this, it is enough to use organic matter - dilute 1 kg of pig or cattle manure in a bucket of water. If you use chicken manure, the concentration is reduced by 2 times (0.5 kg of manure per bucket of water);
2. As soon as the tomatoes enter the budding stage, add a tablespoon of potassium sulfate to the organic solution;
3. 15-20 days after the second feeding, the third is carried out. You don’t have to use organic matter anymore, but potassium will make the fruits extraordinarily tasty.

The formation of a bush is constantly being done. Since Big is indeterminate, garters and attachment to supports are the basis for high-quality fruiting. You should not allow the shoot to sink under the weight of the tomatoes, this can lead to a break.

It is best to harvest when the fruits begin to turn brown. In this case, the acetylene released during ripening will not interfere with the growth of subsequent tomatoes.

Pest and disease control

The Big Beef hybrid is highly resistant to diseases, but if not properly cared for, it can still be affected by them. Viral diseases cannot be treated, and the bush is simply destroyed. Fungi can grow on tomatoes in high humidity conditions. Such lesions can be diagnosed by dark spots growing on the stem, fruits and leaves. Bordeaux mixture and other products containing copper will help cope with fungal infections.

Advice! If the greenhouse is regularly ventilated, the risk of disease is greatly reduced.

On tomatoes you can often find pests such as:

• mole cricket;
• aphid;
• gall midge;
• whitefly

The best way to control insects is with insecticides. For those who adhere to traditional methods, we can recommend infusions of onion peels, soda or ash.

Advantages and disadvantages of Dutch selection tomatoes

The Dutch variety of tomatoes has many advantages, thanks to which it has become popular among gardeners and large farmers:

• high yield, long fruiting period;
• fruits ripen at an average speed, within 100 days from the date of planting in the ground;
• tomatoes are resistant to temperature changes and tolerate hot days and cool nights;
• Tomato has high protective functions against many diseases, such as late blight, root rot, blossom end rot, and mosaic;
• the fruits are fortified and are considered dietary and hypoallergenic, making them suitable for feeding small children, people with chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and kidneys;
• Can be grown in open ground and in greenhouses.

The disadvantages include the hard work that needs to be done during the care process in order to get a rich harvest.

Expert opinion

Stanislav Pavlovich

Gardener with 17 years of experience and our expert

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It is difficult to note the shortcomings of an unpretentious plant with large and tasty fruits.

Description of the Pink variety

The beefsteak tomato Pink was bred agro. There is another popular variety of Pink Brandy. Both varieties belong to the first generation hybrids.

The varieties have the following general characteristics:

1. The bush is compact, the leaves grow densely.
2. The ripening period is mid-early. The fruits ripen unevenly.
3. The yield is high - 25 kg per square meter of bed.
4. High resistance to low temperatures and droughts.
5. High resistance to bronze virus, fusarium, and vercillosis.

Based on reviews from gardeners, it can be judged that the plant takes root well in the middle zone. Yield indicators do not suffer. Pink is unpretentious in care.

Description of the Rosebeef variety

The fruit has a pleasant taste

The Rosebeef variety is also a hybrid. In terms of taste and commercial qualities, its fruits are not inferior to other beefsteak varieties.

Main characteristics of the Rosebeef species:

1. The bush is strong, reaches a height of 1.8 m.
2. The leaves are green and grow densely.
3. The ripening period is late, 100-120 days after planting.
4. The yield is 8-11 kg per square meter of bed.

Hybrid Rosebeef is resistant to fusarium and vercillosis. The plant tolerates high temperatures and drought well. The fruits of the Rosebeef tomato are pink in color and have a pleasant taste. The commercial quality of the tomato is excellent. The average weight of one fruit is 250-300 g.