I only had a monster tomato plant once, in the PNW. But it sure was a lot of fun to watch that thing grow and grow. I kept it on our aggregate patio, as I need to increase heat here. I probably should not have set some chair near it, because we had a couple friends and a neighbor who would bring their own salt shaker and sit down and enjoy a juicy tomato till we got home. It was such a big plant, I needed help using the fruit.