{"id":5939,"date":"2026-10-20T17:15:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T17:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5939"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T17:19:15","slug":"german-giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/german-giant\/","title":{"rendered":"German Giant Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> German Giant is a massive, mid-season indeterminate<\/strong> heirloom beefsteak. Known for producing gigantic dark-pink fruits that frequently approach the 2 lb (900 g) mark, it is highly prized for its old-fashioned, aromatic flavor. However, growers frequently debate its foliage type, as both potato-leaf and regular-leaf versions heavily circulate in seed exchanges. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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ElenaN (Elena) \u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Indeterminate, mid-season slicing variety. The vine is powerful and sprawling, but doesn’t get overly lanky, featuring large potato leaves. Yield is high, fruits are large to very large aromatic beefsteaks of a dark-pink color, with very good flavor.<\/p>\n

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Hi Lenochka.. Is this variety for the greenhouse or out in the dirt?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lenochka! Mine grew out in the dirt – had excellent yield, so I think it will grow perfectly fine whether it’s in the greenhouse or outdoors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Natashkinnn (Natalya) \ud83c\udf31 Forum Member (235 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Wow, so cool \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n

I’m actually planning to plant this one this year \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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PanIrina \u2b50 Pro Grower (1,208 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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German Giant. It was the most vigorous grower in the greenhouse, such a handsome vine! Flowered extremely well. Didn’t get sick at all. My yield ended up being average, because I didn’t use any blossom-setting stimulants \ud83d\ude33 The tomatoes were all large. The fruit color is raspberry, very tasty. I will absolutely be growing it again. Lenochka, thank you for the seeds \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n

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Mine turned out to be an off-type, with regular leaves, but the yield was absolutely fantastic \ud83d\ude0b\ud83d\ude0b\ud83d\ude0b\ud83d\ude0b\ud83d\ude0b It had the ribbing, just like in Lena’s first photo \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n

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Seeds were from A. Kulik, growing it for the first time. This tomato threw both potato leaf and regular leaf seedlings, so I planted both. Not sure what happened\u2014whether it’s genetic segregation or just a seed mix-up. I’d appreciate any info on this variety.<\/p>\n

I really liked both plants. The one with the regular leaf grew close to the seller’s description: Indet, heavy yielder. Fruits were raspberry, tall flat-round shape. Very juicy, tasty, 7-18 oz (200-500 g).<\/p>\n

The one with the potato leaf turned out to be a fantastically beautiful tomato. Indet, powerful vine. Fruits were all huge, from 10-25 oz (300-700 g), red-raspberry with a purple dusting on the shoulders. I didn’t have any blue exotics growing nearby. It doesn’t look like Siberian Tiger or anything similar, I looked through a lot of seller catalogs and couldn’t find a match. The flesh is dense, sweet (not bland). The vine is incredibly productive, just mesmerizing, completely weighed down with huge, gorgeous fruits. Couldn’t get a good photo of the whole vine, it’s tied to the same stake as another tomato, so it just looks like a mess.<\/p>\n

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It’s true that they are large and very large, and it’s true that it’s a highly productive variety, but the taste just didn’t impress me. However, it’s very good for making juice and paste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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German Giant is in my top 5 favorites for taste this season \ud83d\ude0b The vine had regular leaves, powerful and tall. Fruits were pink, extremely large.<\/p>\n

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Grew it in the greenhouse. During the heatwave, it dropped blossoms like crazy. The taste was ordinary, tomatoes were large, over 14 oz (400 g).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Planted it for the first time. It instantly became a favorite. Out of 70 varieties I planted, it was the second one to start ripening. Very powerful vine with giant fruits. Clusters of 3 tomatoes, each weighing 1.3-2 lbs (600-900 g). Very delicious.<\/p>\n

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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage<\/h2>\n