Beefsteak Tomato

Beefsteaks are large-fruited slicing tomatoes with substantial flesh. Many need a longer warm season and stronger support than small-fruited types.

Tips

Choose early cultivars where summers are short.
Use anchored heavy-duty cages or trellises.
Avoid severe pruning that exposes fruit to sunscald.
Support heavy clusters and pick carefully to avoid tearing stems.
Plant hardened transplants deeply, burying the stem up to the lowest remaining leaves once soil is warm.
Install a cage or stake at planting and tie new growth loosely as it lengthens.
Water the soil deeply to supply about 1-2 inches weekly, keeping foliage dry.
Remove diseased lower leaves and rotate away from other nightshades to reduce soilborne disease.
Pick fruit when fully colored and slightly yielding, or let mature blushing fruit finish ripening indoors.

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