Description
Big Beef Tomato Seeds (Italian Type) 2310. Hybrid.
Approximately 15 seeds per packet (350 seeds per gram)
The Big Beef Tomato is a celebrated All-America Selections (AAS) Winner and stands out as the best beefsteak for the home garden. This hybrid Italian-type slicing tomato offers better flavour, superior garden performance, and all-around higher quality than regular beefsteak varieties. The fruits are deep, oblate-shaped, and boast meaty, sweet flesh, averaging a large 260 g to 350 g. Expect easily twice as much fruit as a regular beefsteak! The indeterminate plants grow to a height of 50 cm to 100 cm.
Quick Seed Details
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Type: Indeterminate Hybrid Slicing Tomato
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Fruit: Deep, oblate shape, meaty, sweet flesh, 260 g to 350 g
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Features: AAS Winner; best beefsteak for home garden; high yield (twice a regular beefsteak); excellent disease resistance.
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Resistance: Verticillium Wilt, Fusarium, Alternaria Stem Canker, Stemphylium, Root Nematodes, Tobacco Mosaic Virus
Nutritional Information
This high-yielding tomato is an excellent source of health and flavour. It is packed with Vitamin C and Vitamin A. Due to its deep red colour, it provides high concentrations of the powerful antioxidant lycopene. Its large, meaty slices are perfect for sandwiches and salads.
What you need to know to Plant & Grow
This indeterminate variety is prized for its high yield and disease resistance, but still requires plenty of support and moisture.
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Sow Indoors: Start seeds indoors about 6 to 8 weeks before the last spring frost date. Use a peat moss-based growing mix.
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Germination: The temperature of the seeding mix should be 21°C to 24°C for prompt germination, which occurs in 10 to 14 days.
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Seedling Care: When the seedlings are 4 cm high, transplant each into individual pots, reducing the temperature to 15°C to 18°C until planting outside.
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Transplanting: After hardening off, transplant into well-drained organic soil in late May. Space the indeterminate plants 90 cm apart.
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Culture: Tomatoes need warmth, direct sunlight, and a steady supply of water. Keep plants well-watered, applying the water to the soil rather than showering down over the plants.
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Disease Resistance: This variety features resistance to: Verticillium Wilt, Fusarium, Alternaria Stem Canker, Stemphylium, Root Nematodes, and Tobacco Mosaic Virus.
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Soil Management: It is very important to keep plants evenly watered as fluctuations in available soil moisture can lead to problems such as fruit cracking or splitting and blossom end rot. Apply a mulch of straw around plants to protect them from soil-borne diseases and help conserve soil moisture. Rotate the crop position in the garden every year; wait three years to use the same patch. Dig out and discard diseased plants; do not compost.
Why Big Beef Tomato Seeds belong in Your Garden
If you want a dependable, high-performance beefsteak with great flavour and outstanding disease resistance, the Big Beef hybrid is the premier choice. Its massive yield—easily double that of standard beefsteaks—makes it an investment in a bountiful harvest.
