Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
Skin Color: | Pink |
Flesh Color: | Pink |
Fruit Shape: | Beefsteak Flattened Globe |
Fruit Size: | Large |
Fruit Weight: | 10-16 oz. |
Leaf Type: | Potato-Leaf |
Tomato Plant Height: | 7 feet |
Best Uses: | Slicing |
Growth Mode: | Indeterminate |
Earliness: | Mid-season Late |
Days to Maturity: | 90 |
Miscellaneous: | Heirloom |
Comments by NJ Ag Exp St.: | Known famously for its flavor. Several strains available. |
Country: | USA |
Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F) |
Plant Height: | Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
Plant Spread: | Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
Leaves: | Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Self Various insects |
Containers: | Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention. |
vbprog | On May 3, 2015 | Transplanted Set out in garden in permanent home. |
vbprog | On March 13, 2015 | Plant emerged |
vbprog | On March 7, 2015 | Seeds sown |
BlondieRides | On April 24, 2015 | Bloomed |
jonesbr58 | On May 21, 2016 | Transplanted |
phish49 | On May 21, 2019 | Obtained plant Got 5 seeds going. This plant sure has its haters. I read a comment that said "if this plant didn't have a pretty name nobody would grow it. |
annejubera | On March 19, 2024 | Seeds germinated |
annejubera | On March 16, 2024 | Seeds sown |
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