Barnes Mountain Beefsteak Tomato

Barnes Mountain produces slightly flattened, slightly ribbed beefsteak tomatoes of around 200-450 grams each. Golden-yellow-orange fruits, sometimes with a pink blush. Good, traditional sweet tomato flavor with some acidity. Heirloom variety from the mountains of Barnes Estill County, Kentucky. Was featured in the 2001 Seed Savers Yearbook. High content of Tetra-cis-lycopene, 6.54 according to the NZ Heritage Food Crops Research Project. Around 75-80D. Indeterminate. 5seeds/pack

Indeterminate tomato varieties will keep on growing the whole summer until the autumn frost. They will keep flowering and setting fruit. The sucker doesn't have to be pruned, but if not the plant will grow extremely large. 1-3 suckers could be spared along the main stem and the rest could be pruned. If not pruned at all the plant might tend to put energy into growing large instead of producing tomatoes on the main stem and the selected suckers. All indeterminate varieties could be staked or supported to avoid fruits laying on the ground.

How to Grow

For more information about how to grow the Aladdin’s Lamp Tomato follow the link - How to Grow Tomatoes.