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Better Boy Hybrid Tomato

Name: Better Boy Hybrid Tomato
Brand: Gurneys
SKU: 69582
Price: 7.99 USD
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Guinness Record Holder for Yields

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Best-selling slicer
Highly productive plants
Fruits are typically 1 lb. or more
Excellent disease resistance
Indeterminate

This best-selling slicing tomato has it all—excellent taste, beautifully rounded large fruit and disease resistance. Plus, it produces loads of 1-lb. plump, juicy, meaty, red fruits. This outstanding variety is the Guinness record holder—producing 342 lbs. of fruit from one plant! Better Boy Hybrid Tomato exhibits resistance to verticillium wilt disease, fusarium wilt race I and root-knot nematodes. It's widely adapted throughout the country. An indeterminate, it produces fruits up until frost. Staking the vines is recommended. Seeds can be planted indoors about 6-8 weeks before transplanting the seedlings outdoors in the garden. Approx. 30 seeds per pkt. Disease Resistance: F RKN V. 75 DAYS.

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Zone
3-9
Light
Full Sun
Height
6 - 8 feet (needs staking.).
Spacing
18 - 24 inches between plants, 3 - 5 feet between rows.
Yield
100 lbs. per 100 foot row.
Growth Rate
Moderate growth rate.

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Zone
3-9
Light
Full Sun
Height
6 - 8 feet (needs staking.).
Spacing
18 - 24 inches between plants, 3 - 5 feet between rows.
Yield
100 lbs. per 100 foot row.
Growth Rate
Moderate growth rate.

Botanical NameLycopersicon lycopersicum 'Better Boy'

ColorYellow

FormVegetable, Tomato, Hybrid Tomato

FruitPlump, juicy, meaty, deep globe, scarlet tomatoes. 8 oz., often weigh 1 lb.

Height6 - 8 feet (needs staking.).

Seed CountApproximately 30 seeds per packet.

Size2" Pot

Spread3 feet.

Yield100 lbs. per 100 foot row.

Hardiness Zone3-9
Days To Maturity75 Days

Depth1/4 inch

Flower FormStar shaped

Germination8 - 10 Days

Growth RateModerate growth rate.

LightFull Sun

Spacing18 - 24 inches between plants, 3 - 5 feet between rows.
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Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

Spring 2025 Shipping Schedule

Annual Vegetable Plants

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 4B	5/19/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
5A - 5B	5/12/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
6A - 6B	5/15/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
7A - 7B	4/14/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
8A - 10B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	6/2/25

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

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Tomato Plants

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Vegetable Non-Direct Sow

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Vegetable Non-Direct Sow: Planting
Vegetable Non-Direct Sow: Planting Tips
Vegetable Non-Direct Sow: Pruning

Shipping

Estimated Ship Date:

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

Spring 2025 Shipping Schedule

Annual Vegetable Plants

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 4B	5/19/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
5A - 5B	5/12/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
6A - 6B	5/15/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
7A - 7B	4/14/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
8A - 10B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	6/2/25

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.