Botanical profile
Better Boy Red Tomato
Latin name
Solanum lycopersicum 'Better Boy'
Type
Annual fruit (indeterminate hybrid tomato)
Family
Solanaceae
A hybrid variety known for its large, bright red, round, and flavorful fruits, often weighing between 250 and 450 g. Its flesh is juicy, dense, and balanced in flavor, perfect for sandwiches, sauces, salads, and cooking. An indeterminate type, it is extremely vigorous, very productive, and resistant to several diseases (including fusarium and verticillium).
Care guide
Growing conditions
Light, soil, water and hardiness
Hardiness zone
Grown as an annual (zone 10+ as a perennial)
Exposure
Full sun
Watering
Vegetable garden and yield
Companion planting, spacing and harvest
Companion plants
Plants to avoid
Spacing
Harvest period
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