Blue Ridge Black Beefsteak Tomato

Blue Ridge Black produces flattened, bulky-ribbed beefsteak tomatoes around 200-400grams each. Dark brown-black fruits with dark-green necks. Juicy, rich and slightly smoky tomato flavor. An accidental cross between ‘Blue Ridge Mountain’ and another variety in 2000. Discovered by Millard Murdock, North Carolina, USA. Featured in the Seed Savers Yearbook in 2012. Indeterminate. 80-85D. 10seeds/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

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