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About Better Boy F1 Hybrid
A classic favorite. Better Boy holds a Guinness Book of World Records championship for yields (nearly 350 pounds of tomatoes from a single plant over a single season!). Awarded an All-America Selection many years ago, Better Boy continues to be the tomato of choice for many home gardeners. Indeterminate, regular leaf plant produces big yields of 10-16 oz., bright-red, juicy yet meaty, round fruits continuing strong all season long. Superior disease resistance. Resistant to Verticillium Wilt, Fusarium Wilt Race 1, Nematodes, Alternaria, and Gray Leaf Spot.
- Culinary Use
- Slicer
- Disease Resistance
- Yes
- Flavor Profile
- Well-balanced
- Flesh Color
- Red
- Fruit Color
- Red
- Fruit Shape
- Oblate
- Fruit Size
- Large
- Leaf Type
- Regular
- Maturity
- Mid-season
- Plant Type
- Indeterminate
- Species
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Variety
- Hybrid
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This is a good canning tomato also!
This is the best tasting traditional red tomato of the plants commonly available at box stores. This has the traditional fresh garden tomato flavor memorable from childhood.