Big Boy Hybrid

Big Boy tomatoes (lycopersicon Big Boy) produce large, sweet, dark red tomatoes that can weigh as much as a pound each. They are among the most popular hybrid tomatoes. Big Boys have been a favorite of home gardeners since 1949.

Plant  in fertile garden soil in a sunny location. With a trowel, dig a hole in the soil that's slightly wider and deeper than the pot containing the seedling. Tip the root and surrounding soil out of the pot, and set the root ball in the hole, then firm the soil around it. Water the soil around the plant. Plant Big Boy tomato plants two feet apart.

Push a tomato cage, narrow side down, into the soil surrounding the seedling.

Or, hammer a stake into the soil next to the tomato. Make sure you hammer it deeply enough into the soil that it will be sturdy enough to support a heavy, fruit-laden tomato plant.
Water the tomato plants if rain doesn't provide two inches of water per week. Apply water from the watering can or hose directly at the base of the Big Boy tomato, and avoid splashing water onto the leaves, as this can promote disease. Train and tie the tomato vines to the stakes or tomato cage as they grow taller.

To prevent the weight of the tomatoes from breaking the stems, tie dropping vines to the stakes or tomato cage as the fruit sets on, grows heavier and ripens.

Harvest each tomato when it is slightly soft and deep red from top to bottom. Gently twist the tomato stem to release it from the plant. Eat, cook or preserve each ripe Big Boy tomato within a day or two of harvest.