If you’re looking to grow really big — I mean REALLY BIG — tomatoes… the kind you might even break a state record size of tomato, you’ll need to start with good seed DNA. There are certain tomato varieties that tend to grow to a larger size when given proper nutrients, pH, and pruning.
At the time of publication, the current 2021 Guinness Book of World Records for the heaviest tomato was grown by Dan Sutherland (USA). His monster tomato was of the “Domingo” variety and weighed 10 lb 12.7 oz (4.896 kg) when measured in Walla Walla, Washington, USA, on 15 July 2020. The achievement was authenticated by the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC).
It had a circumference of 33 in (83.8 cm), contributed to by a number of outgrowths on the fruit known as “dingleberries” — something that can be common among giant tomatoes. This is the second time that Sullivan has held this Guinness record. He grew a 3.906-kg (8.61-lb) tomato in August 2016. According to Guinness, “the mother seed for this new record-breaker was derived from the previous record plant.”
No matter if you’re wanting to grow a record breaking monster-size tomato to win titles or simply wanting a nice big tasty slicer for your summer time BLTs, these are the varieties that typically grow larger in girth.
| Variety | Weight |
| Domingo | 10 pounds |
| Big-Zac (hybrid) | 8 pounds |
| Daho | 8 pounds |
| Delicious | 7 pounds |
| MegaZac | 6 pounds |
| Clementz | 5 pounds |
| MegaDom | 5 pounds |
| 6-Pound Giant | 4 pounds |
| Phil’s Fantastic | 4 pounds |
| Slankard’s | 4 pounds |
| Spaziani | 4 pounds |
| Cuostraleé | 4 pounds |
| Big Wixom | 4 pounds |
| Monster | 3 pounds |
| Italian Sweet | 3 pounds |
| Mong | 3 pounds |
| Beef Steak, Old Fashioned | 3 pounds |
| Florida Pink | 3 pounds |
| Orenberg Giant | 3 pounds |
| Verna Orange | 3 pounds |
| Chocolate Stripes | 3 pounds |
| Burpee Supersteak (hybrid) | 3 pounds |
| Big Rosy | 3 pounds |
| Pomodoro Farina Gigante | 2 pounds |
| Big Red | 2 pounds |
| Lithuanian | 2 pounds |
| Omar’s Lebanese | 2 pounds |
| Zogalo | 2 pounds |
| Brianna | 2 pounds |
| Todd County Amish | 2 pounds |
| Pineapple | 2 pounds |
| Believe It or Not | 2 pounds |
| Giant Belgium | 2 pounds |
| Neve’s Azorean Red | 2 pounds |
| Dinner Plate | 2 pounds |
| Champs of New Jersey | 2 pounds |
| Persimmon | 2 pounds |
| Garden Monster Leader | 2 pounds |
| Jerry’s German Giant | 2 pounds |
| Brandywine, Sudduth Strain | 2 pounds |
| Mortgage Lifter, Red | 2 pounds |
| 1884 | 2 pounds |
| Mexico | 2 pounds |
| Aussie | 2 pounds |
| Provenzano | 2 pounds |
| Great White | 2 pounds |
| Large Pink Bulgarian | 2 pounds |
| Watermelon Beefsteak | 2 pounds |
| Polish Giant | 2 pounds |
| Ponderosa Pink | 2 pounds |
| Goatbag | 2 pounds |
| German Red | 2 pounds |
| Big Rainbow | 2 pounds |
| Hillbilly | 2 pounds |
