Tag Archives: Beefsteak Tomato

Tomato German Red Strawberry

Posted on December 30, 2018 by pelicanplants

Large oxheart red open pollinated tomato on indeterminate plants. Description From the 2018 Seedswap, I grew this for the first time in 2019. Its a bit like Sunset’s Red Horizon although (in my experience) a bit less pointed (searching the … Continue reading →

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2018 – Mid September Update

Posted on September 15, 2018 by pelicanplants

Greenhouse 1 Greenhouse 2 So, here we are in the middle of September, the days are beginning to get shorter and (this year at least) the tomatoes are starting to slow down. So far may greenhouses have produced about 26kg … Continue reading →

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2018 Update

Posted on September 7, 2018 by pelicanplants

Simple announcement, I’ve now updated the list of tomato cultivars to include those I’ve grown in 2018. That brings to 161 the number listed. 2018 has been a somewhat peculiar year, the tomatoes are early because of the weather. Which … Continue reading →

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Tomato Big Rainbow

Posted on September 3, 2018 by pelicanplants

Bicoloured Red and Orange beefsteak tomato on Indeterminate vines. Description Grown for the first time in 2018 with seeds from a seed swap, we were interested to see how this grew. A lovely bi-coloured fruit with a rich and somehow … Continue reading →

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Tomato Halina

Posted on September 3, 2018 by pelicanplants

Medium sized pink beefsteak on indeterminate vines. Description Grown for the first time in 2018 with seeds from a seed swap, we were interested to see how this grew. Its hard to find any information on the web about Halina … Continue reading →

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Polytunnel Vegetables

Posted on May 26, 2018 by pelicanplants

  We’re now into late May so the polytunnel is beginning to get planted up. Up until now, its been providing us with lettuces and swiss chard but the swiss chard is coming to an end so now the summer … Continue reading →

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Tomato Yellow Brandywine

Posted on November 25, 2017 by pelicanplants

Yellow beefsteak heritage tomato on indeterminate plants. Description Yellow Brandywine is a beefsteak tomato with possibly the best flavour of all the yellow tomatoes. In 2012 we also grew Azoychka as a yellow beefsteak. Azoychka was slightly more productive but … Continue reading →

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Tomato White Zebra

Posted on November 25, 2017 by pelicanplants

White striped medium sized open pollinated tomato on indeterminate plants. Description This is said to be a white striped tomato. However, when we grew it (in 2014) our plant (just one) produced standard red tomatoes so we assumed that the … Continue reading →

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Tomato White Queen

Posted on November 25, 2017 by pelicanplants

White beefsteak heritage tomato on indeterminate plants. Description White Queen is a “white” Beefsteak tomato. The Indeterminate regular leafed plant produces very sweet, very pale, beefsteak tomatoes of about 6-8ounces late in the season. It is very fragrant, smooth-skinned with … Continue reading →

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Tomato True Black Brandywine

Posted on November 23, 2017 by pelicanplants

Black beefsteak heritage tomato on potato leafed indeterminate plants. Description There’s a little debate about this cultivar. Said to originate from a breeder in the late 1920’s, it pre-dates Black Brandywine and is a potato leafed variety (Black Brandywine is … Continue reading →

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