Brandywine Tomato Seed

The most popular heirloom. Potato-leaf variety. Large fruit has incomparable, slightly tangy taste and absolutely beautiful color. Lots of pretty pink-red beefsteak tomatoes weigh up to 1½ lbs. each! Fruit sets in clusters of 1 or 2, and ripens late in the tomato season. Adding composted manure to the planting hole improves the already-splendid flavor. Named after Brandywine Creek in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Indeterminate. Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seed.

• Days to germinate: 7-12
• Days to maturity: 80
• Start indoors 4-8 weeks before last frost. Sow ¼” deep in sterile planting medium.
• Transplant spacing: 36”
• Sow outdoors: Not recommended
• Produce size: 1 lb. to 1-1/2 lbs. each
• Yield: 25-28 lbs. from each vine
• Mature plant height: Interdeterminate, over 7’. Requires strong staking due to the weight of the fruit.
• Suitable for container growing: Yes
• Year of discovery: 1885