Description
Red Beefsteak Tomato is the heirloom slicer every backyard grower wants – huge, meaty red fruit with dense flesh, few seeds and rich old-fashioned tomato flavour. One or two slices cover a sandwich, and a single ripe fruit can weigh 400-700 g (1-1.5 lb).
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Why gardeners choose it
- Enormous meaty slices – the classic sandwich and burger tomato
- Dense flesh, few seeds, rich full flavour
- Heirloom, open-pollinated – save your own seed
- Vigorous indeterminate vines crop through the season
Growing guide
- Sow: indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost, 6 mm (1/4 in) deep
- Germination: 5-10 days at 21-27 C (70-80 F)
- Spacing: 60-75 cm (24-30 in) apart, staked or caged
- Light: full sun, consistent watering to prevent blossom end rot
- Harvest: 80-90 days from transplant; pick when fully red and just slightly soft
Germination-tested seed, packed fresh and shipped worldwide from Seeds Grow In.
