JD´s Special C-Tex Beefsteak Tomato

JD´s Special C-Tex produces flattened slightly ribbed beefsteak tomatoes of around 200-500 grams each. Beautiful, purple fruits with a green neck. Dark red, firm flesh with contrasting green gel. Excellent, rich, “black” tomato flavor. From a cross between ‘Early Girl F1’ and ‘Black Krim’. Developed by JD Brann, Texas in the 1980s. Was featured in 2008 in the Seed Savers Yearbook. 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

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