🍅 Quick take: Great Divide is an indeterminate red beefsteak that produces juicy, oblate fruits with an excellent, sweet flavor. Growers highlight its thin skin and high seed count, noting that it performs very well outdoors and delivers solid yields. While some seed catalogs boast sizes up to 21 oz (600 g), everyday garden results often average closer to 11 oz (300 g). Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 6 Experience)
Grew this in 2016, seeds from Popenko. His catalog description: Indet. Oblate, red, excellent flavor, weighing up to 21 oz (600 g).
I grew it outdoors, the vine reached about 5.5 feet (1.7 m) tall. The tomatoes matched the description perfectly: red, oblate, and thin-skinned. The flavor turned out sweet, delicious, and very juicy. I give the taste a solid 5 out of 5. My tomatoes weighed around 11 oz (300 g). Loaded with seeds inside, too. Good yield. Really liked this variety.
Edited March 24, 2017 by Drosera
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage
- 🌿 Plant: Indeterminate. Performs well outdoors, reaching about 5.5 feet (1.7 m) in height.
- 📈 Yield: Reliable and highly productive.
- 👅 Taste: Rated 5 out of 5 for flavor. Very sweet, juicy, and delicious.
- 📦 Storage: Fruits are red, oblate beefsteaks with notably thin skin, which usually means they won’t store for long and should be eaten or processed quickly. They are loaded with seeds and average around 11 oz (300 g).
- 🌎 Who Reviewed It: One grower reviewed this variety, gardening in USDA Zone 6.
🍅 Have you grown Great Divide? Leave a comment below! Did you manage to hit that massive 21 oz mark the catalogs promise? Let us know!
