Quick facts
- Very popular and widely grown heirloom
- Very large beefsteak
- Old-fashioned green-shouldered tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
85 days, Indeterminate. Large, sweet, and extraordinarily popular, these tomatoes are easily 1 lb each. Named for the breeder who, after six years of breeding sold plant starts of this finished product for $1 each and paid off his $6000 dollar mortgage! Very impressive heirloom tomato.
How to grow it:
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Germ Temp
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Indoor Start
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Germ Days
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Frost Tolerant
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Sun
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Seed Depth
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Plant/Row Spacing
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65-85
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4-6 w.
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6-9 d.
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No
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Full
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1/8”
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24”/36”
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| Start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before average last frost date. Provide 7-10 hours of direct light each day. Thin to the strongest plant per pot. Transplant 24"-36" apart in full sun near a trellis. Ripe tomatoes are bright red. Water tomatoes only at the base, not the foliage. |
Seed specs: Packet size: 30 minimum
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