Summary:  This All-American Award Winner is a space-age hybrid that combines old fashioned qualities with modern technology. Real old-time flavor, colossal fruit size, greater disease resistance and improved yield. Big Beef may be the finest tomato ever developed for the home gardener.
When and where to plant: Sow seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost, keeping soil temperature in the mid-70s. Grow in full sun. Shift hardened transplants to garden shortly after last frost, and when the weather is warm. 
Care: Water regularly and fertilize when 6 in (15 cm) tall and again in mid-summer. Stake or cage to save space, since the plants are large and vigourous growing.
Harvesting: Pick carefully when richly colored and firm, but before fruit begins to soften. 
Health Note: Rich in calcium, iron, and vitamins A and C.