No. 050 · heirloom
Green Giant
Green Giant is an indeterminate heirloom beefsteak with smooth chartreuse green when ripe, developing a yellow-amber tint as it matures fruit. It ripens in about 87 days.
Typebeefsteak
Habitindeterminate
Days to maturity87
Fruit size12 to 18 oz
Colorsmooth chartreuse green when ripe, developing a yellow-amber tint as it matures
Difficultymoderate
Flavor
Described as very sweet and fragrant with fruit aromas, a complex sweet-and-spicy character that growers call rich and well-balanced. As with every flavor note here, this is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Origin
A German heirloom discovered and stabilized by collector Reinhard Kraft, who shared seed with North Carolina gardener Craig LeHoullier around 2004.
What it does well
- Large green beefsteak with rich, sweet, spicy flavor
- Sturdy potato-leaf indeterminate plant
- Smooth fruit that resists cracking
Where it frustrates
- Hard to judge ripeness since it stays green
- Long season to maturity
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Where to buy seed
Sources
- Green Giant Tomato · Semences des Artisans
- Green Giant Tomato · Tomato Growers Supply Company