Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Hybrid
Skin Color: Red
Flesh Color: Red
Fruit Shape: Beefsteak
Fruit Size: Large
Best Uses: Slicing
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Mid-season
Late
Days to Maturity: 65
History: According to Jung Seed, their subsidiery, Totally Tomatoes has the sales rights to this variety from the breeder.

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Plant Spread: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Leaves: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Containers: Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention.

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Common names
  • Tomato
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Solanum lycopersicum
  • Synonym: Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Also sold as:
  • Goliath Hybrid
  • Goliath F1

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Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-07-01
Location: My Gardens
Date: September 16, 2010
Large Fruit Over 2#
Location: My Gardens
Date: September 16, 2010
Single Fruit Over 1#
Location: My Gardens
Date: September 16, 2010
Large Fruit On Vine

Date: 2012-09-06

Date: 2012-09-06

Date: 2012-09-06
Comments:
  • Posted by lauribob (N Central Wash. - the dry side - Zone 5b) on Oct 27, 2018 11:11 AM concerning plant:
    We tried these for the first time this year and really liked them. The plant was small, but the fruit was large and tasty. These will be on our go-to list from now on. It was our favorite of the 5 full sized varieties we planted this year.
  • Posted by Paul2032 ( Utah - Zone 5b) on Apr 23, 2018 9:03 AM concerning plant:
    There is a great farm stand in my area where I buy tomatoes before my own are on. They grow Goliath and it is a very nice tomato with great flavor. I'm growing a plant this year.
  • Posted by Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on May 3, 2022 9:06 AM concerning plant:
    65 days. Disease-resistant, indeterminate plant produces 10- to 15-ounce fruits all season and is widely adapted.
  • Posted by LoriMT (Dawsonville, GA - Zone 8a) on Dec 12, 2023 9:15 AM concerning plant:
    I have grown Goliath Original for several years in my north Georgia garden. The plants have good disease resistance, and the fruits are nice, but not particularly large for me. The flavor is good. No particular problems, but I will be trying something different in the garden next year.

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