Kentucky Beefsteak Tomato seeds Heirloom Irish grown

Kentucky Beefsteak is a heirloom tomato variety that originates from the hills of eastern Kentucky, featured in the 1994 Seed Savers Yearbook. Kentucky Beefsteak tomatoes are large orange-yellow beefsteak-type fruits weighing up to 500 g, more or less flattened with a smooth texture and good flavour. Amateur seeds grown and seed saved in Cork, Ireland, and not for commercial use.

Scientific Name: Solanum lycopersicum

Plant Life Cycle: annual

Optimal Germination Temperature: 21-29°C

Germination time in days: 7-14 day

Indicative Days to maturity: 80-120 days

Sunlight: Full sun

Soil requirement: well draining and rich

Sowing and cultivation: Sow in pots from March, at a temperature between 16 and 20°C, under a well-lit shelter, 5 weeks before planting. Transplant the entire root ball in the ground, after the last frosts, at a minimum distance of 50 cm, burying the stem up to the first leaves. Water thoroughly when planting.