Tomato: Classic Beefsteak

The Classic Beefsteak tomato of yesteryear is back! Massive fruit, easily reaching 1-2 lbs. has deep red flesh and good old-fashioned tomato flavor. These are the tomatoes that grandma grew, meaty and firm, perfect on sandwiches or served straight up with a pinch of salt. A particularly good producer in the Northeast, but well adapted to the entire U.S. as well. Scientists recently determined that Beefsteak’s massive fruit was originally caused by a chance mutation. This happy accident created a much larger tomato. Spanish conquistador, Hernan Cortez, brought samples of a larger, flattened tomato back to Europe. From this seed was developed many larger tomatoes we know today. To grow larger tomatoes only allow 2-3 fruits to grow per plant.

Non-GMO
USES- Fresh
FLAVOR- Mild, old-fashioned
ACID- Medium
VEG. COLOR- Red
VEG. SIZE- X Large
VEG. SHAPE- Beefsteak
SEED DEPTH- 1/4"
PLANT SIZE- Large
PLANT SPACING- 24"
GROWTH- Indeterminant
USDA ZONES- 4-11
HRS. SUNLIGHT- 8+
MATURITY- Mid-season
DAYS TO HARVEST- 80
LINEAGE- Heirloom
GERMINATION RATE- 85% 10/23
GENUS- Solanum lycopersicum
SEED COUNT- 10
(item #: T-200)