Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Brandywine Yellow (Organic)

76-90 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Organic Brandywine Yellow Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, potato leaf, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Resistant to Early Blight, and Fulvia Blight. Brandywine Yellow tomato seeds yield beefsteak sizes up to a pound or more! While all Brandywine tomato colors are delicious, the yellow nature of this variety adds a distinct color to the summer table. Enjoy this organic Amish heirloom. ~6,800 seeds/oz. Download Free Vegetable Growing Guide PDF Latin Name: Solanum lycopersicum (Previously Lycopersicon esculentum, however this name is no longer accepted as correct) Hardiness Zone: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Annual: Not intended to overwinter Days to Maturity: 76-90 (from transplant) Days to Germination: 7-10 Seeding Depth: 0.25 inch Direct Sow: No Start Indoors: Yes Start Indoors 7-9 weeks before your last spring frost date. Tomato Type: Slicing - Larger, round tomatoes, the size of your fist or larger. Plant Spacing: 24-36 inches Row Spacing: 36 inches Plant Height: 36-96 inches Plant Width: 24 inches Plant Spread: 24 inches Growth Habit: Indeterminate - Indeterminate tomatoes are vine-type plants that sprawl (requiring a cage or trellis to support them) and continue to grow throughout the season. Indeterminate tomato plants will continue to produce tomatoes for the rest of the season, so you can harvest continually. Growth Speed: Late - Ready to harvest from 81 days or more from transplant. Difficult, if not impossible, to get a tomato by the 4th of July with these varieties. They are good late-summer to early-fall producers for most USDA Zones. Soil Preference: Well-draining, loose (sandy loam), slightly acidic (6.2 to 6.8), and moisture retaining. Too much nitrogen in the soil may lead to more foliage production and less fruiting. Tomatoes like more phosphorus and potassium than other vegetables. Temperature Preference: Warmer (70-85 F) Germination Temperature: 65-85 F Light Preference: Full Sun Pests and Diseases: Resistant to Early Blight, and Fulvia Blight. Common pests known to harm tomato plants, in general, include the tomato hornworm, cutworm, aphids, flea beetles, tomato fruit worms, and whiteflies. Also, watch for common diseases such as blossom end rot, fusarium wilt, powdery mildew, verticillium wilt, late blight, bacterial canker/spot, and tobacco mosaic virus. Most of these can be prevented by maintaining a regular watering schedule and avoiding overwatering. Regularly check your plants for pest damage throughout the season. For treating pest and disease problems, we recommend using an organic neem-based product. Organic Brandywine Yellow Tomato Color: Yellow Organic Brandywine Yellow Tomato Flavor: Exotic, creamy smooth-textured Garden Size: Greenhouse, Garden Plot, Raised Bed Tomato Use: Salads, fresh eating, large slicer, sandwiches, canning, freezing, drying Climate Tolerance: Tomato Seeds - Brandywine Yellow - Organic Indeterminate. Potato leaf foliage. Carolyn Male author of 100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden says..."the Platfoot strain offers a much higher yield than other yellow brandywine strains, and the fruits have far fewer blemishes. Now it's the only Yellow Brandywine I grow." Yellow Brandywine is always one of the last to produce in the garden as it needs a long season and benefits from warm nights. However, it is worth the wait! There were very few fruits less than a pound and most were closer to 2 lbs. Make sure to have excellent support. I noticed no disease problems and was even impressed when it went through some mild freezes unscathed. Not as prolific as Red Brandywine so plant a few extra plants because you will need them. Visitors to the winery couldn't keep their hands off them!