200 Seeds BRANDYWINE PINK – Certified Organic Heirloom Tomato Seeds, beefsteak shape

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200 Seeds BRANDYWINE PINK – Certified Organic Heirloom Tomato Seeds, beefsteak shape, Solanum lycopersicum, beefsteak type, 90 days, indeterminate, 16-24 oz average weight germination rate 98%; tested 07/2020. The Brandywine tomato plant is an heirloom cultivar of the species, with large potato-leaved foliage and which bears large pink beefsteak-shaped fruit, popularly considered among the best tasting available. Brandywine tomatoes can bear fruit up to 1.5 lbs; requiring 80 to 100 days to reach maturity, making it among the slowest maturing varieties of common tomato cultivars. Brandywine has been described as having a “great tomatoey flavor”, (others have called it a sandwich sized tomato that is offset by a wonderful acidity), leading to heavy usage despite the original cultivar’s relatively low yield per plant. Its fruit has the beefsteak shape and mixed red and deep purple flesh. Even when fully ripe, the tomato can have green shoulders near the stem. Tomato growing tips: – start the seeds indoor say four weeks before the last frost; use organic jiffy seed starting mix, heating pad and grow light if possible – at 3 weeks old, move seedlings to cold frame if outdoor temperature permits – transplant say two weeks after the last frost – seedling should be spaced 24″ apart; rows should be spaced at least 4′ apart; – plant the seedling deep, cover the soil to the first set of true leaves – each hill should have 12-18″ well drained soil with lots of organic matters – mulch the tomato plants over time, cover each row with weed blocking fabric or black plastic could warm soil temperature and promote growth – need staking support (or tomato cage) to hold the branches upright, especially when loaded with pounder fruits.