📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Curtis Cheek
- 🌍 Origin: A highly prized heirloom oxheart variety from the USA. It is named after the American grower, Curtis Cheek, who cultivated and popularized this fantastic giant tomato among heirloom collectors.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). An incredibly vigorous and powerful plant. Standout feature: It is an early-season variety, which is extremely rare for a plant that produces such massive fruits!
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Deep, saturated red tomatoes. They have a broad oxheart shape, often featuring pronounced ribbing around the stem (shoulders). They are absolute giants, typically weighing between 400–800 grams (14 oz to 1.8 lbs).
- 👅 Flavor & Texture: The flesh is extremely dense and meaty, containing very few seeds and small seed cavities. When broken open, it reveals a beautiful sugary/sparkling texture (often compared to watermelon flesh). The taste is excellent—sweet with just a hint of tartness for a perfect balance.
- ⏳ Yield & Use: A very heavy yielder. Because of its dense, low-moisture meatiness, it is highly versatile: perfect for fresh salads, but also outstanding for juices, purees, and rich tomato paste.
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Curtis Cheek — Indeterminate, early season.
The bush is powerful. The fruits are a saturated red color. The shape of the fruits is broad-oxheart, often with pronounced ribbing near the stem.
Fruit weight is 400–800 grams (14 oz – 1.8 lbs).
The flesh is dense, very meaty, with a small number of seeds and seed cavities. When broken open, it is sugary (sparkling texture).
The taste is excellent, sweet with a slight acidity. Great for salads, juices, purees, and paste.
A highly productive yielder!
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