Tomato 'Beefsteak'
Tomato 'Beefsteak' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
A very productive heirloom variety but doesn't tolerate temperatures above 32°C. Fruit is large (> 500g) flattened, slightly ribbed, brilliant crimson with meaty deep red flesh, few seeds with a 'real' tomato flavour, excellent for slicing. An indeterminate type so requires staking. Not suitable for hotter, wetter subtropical and tropical climates. Days to harvest: 80 - 96.
Product: Tomato 'Beefsteak'
Product type: SEED (80)
Botanical name: Lycopersicon esculentum
Syn.: syn. 'Red Ponderosa' or 'Crimson Cushion'
Syn. 'Red Ponderosa', 'Crimson Cushion'; a very productive heirloom variety but doesn't tolerate temp. above 32°C. Fruit is large (>500g) flattened, slightly ribbed, brilliant crimson with meaty deep red flesh, few seeds with a 'real' tomato flavour, excellent for slicing.
Plant type: Warm season annual, frost tender
Plant height: 1.5 m
Sow when: Germinate best at 18 - 28°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: Not suitable
Tropical: Not suitable
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun, requires staking
Sow where: Into seedling pots; liquid feed once germinated
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained, pH 5.8 - 7
Rows: 90 cm apart
Details: To transplant: remove seed leaves, plant deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves; this increases rooting & speeds maturity; keep well fertilised and evenly watered; protect fruit from fruit fly with PestGuard Bags
Harvest: 80 - 96 days
80 seeds per packet
Lycopersicon esculentum
syn. 'Red Ponderosa' or 'Crimson Cushion'
Warm season annual, frost tender
Tomato 'Beefsteak'
A very productive heirloom variety but doesn't tolerate temperatures above 32°C. Fruit is large (> 500g) flattened, slightly ribbed, brilliant crimson with meaty deep red flesh, few seeds with a 'real' tomato flavour, excellent for slicing. An indeterminate type so requires staking. Not suitable for hotter, wetter subtropical and tropical climates. Days to harvest: 80 - 96.