TOMATO ‘Beefsteak’ Vegetable Seeds
Botanical Name: Solanum lycopersicum
Tomato ‘Beefsteak’ is a classic and popular variety known for its large, juicy fruits that can weigh up to 500 grams each. These tomatoes are prized for their meaty texture and rich flavor, making them ideal for slicing onto sandwiches, burgers, and salads, or for cooking in sauces and salsas. This indeterminate (climbing) variety requires staking and produces fruit abundantly over an extended growing season.
This versatile and productive tomato is well-suited to home gardens, offering a reliable crop with excellent flavor and high yields.
Plant Type: Warm season annual, frost tender
Plant Height: 1.5 – 2.0 m
Sow When:
- Temperate: Early spring – indoors with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed, until December.
- Subtropical: August – March in frost-free areas
- Tropical: February – July.
- Arid: March – September.
- Cold: Late spring – after the last frost, until late December.
Germination: 7 – 14 days
Depth: Plant seeds 5 mm deep
Position: Full sun in well-drained, fertile soil
Sow Where: Into seedling pots; transplant to garden beds once seedlings are 15 – 20 cm tall
Soil Type: Rich, well-drained soil with pH 6.0 – 7.0
Rows: Space rows 90 cm apart
Spacing: Plant seedlings 50 – 70 cm apart
Details: Tomato ‘Beefsteak’ plants require consistent watering and feeding to ensure healthy growth and fruit production. Provide sturdy stakes or trellises to support the heavy fruit load. Prune early side-shoots to encourage two main leaders for better yields. Protect the fruit from pests like fruit flies with net bags or other protection measures.
Harvest: 80 – 100 days after sowing
