Large Beefs

Purple Calabash produces oblate, large, beefsteak tomatoes of around 300 grams each. Purple fruits with smooth skin. Purple-crimson flesh. Rich, full, and sweet tomato flavor. Indeterminate. From the 1500s. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Rozovyi Med produces heart-shaped, beefsteak tomatoes around 200-400grams each. Dark-pink fruits with pink flesh. Fresh, sweet, fruity tomato flavor. This is an indeterminate, vining variety of tomato growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned and the choice of staking and support. Does well also in cooler weather. Siberia. 80-85D. 10seeds/pack

Sakharnyi Slon, "Sweet Elephant", produces oblate, large, beefsteak tomatoes of around 300 grams each. Dark-pink fruits with a pleasant, sweet, juicy tomato flavor. Indeterminate. Does well also in cooler weather. Russia. 70-75D. 10seeds/pack

Soldaki produces oblate, large, beefsteak tomatoes up to 500grams each. Dark-pink, smooth fruits. Pink flesh with a strong sweet-tart tomato flavor. This is an indeterminate, vining variety of tomato growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned and the choice of staking and support. Does well also in cooler weather. Poland, 1900. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Summer Cider produces oblate, large, beefsteak tomatoes around 150-350grams each. Golden-orange-yellow fruits with orange flesh. Rick, creamy sweet tomato flavor. This is an indeterminate, vining variety of tomato growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned and the choice of staking and support. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Vater Rhein, "Fater Rein", produces heart-shaped, large, beefsteak tomatoes around 300-500grams each. Beautiful, clear-red, meaty fruits with few seeds. Deep, full, sweet tomato flavor. Indeterminate. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Zagadka Prirody produces oblate beefsteak tomatoes up to 400grams each. Irregularly shaped fruits. Golden-yellow-pink-orange fruits with a very sweet and pleasant tomato flavor. This is an indeterminate, vining variety of tomato growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned and the choice of staking and support. Russia. 80-85D. 10seeds/pack

Zebra Apricot Heart, ”Coeur de Zebre”, produces heart-shaped beefsteak tomatoes around 200-400grams each. Multicolored fruits in golden-yellow-pink-orange. Pink-golden flesh with a very fruity and sweet tomato flavor. This is an indeterminate, vining variety of tomato growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned and the choice of staking and support. Cross between ’Beef Heart’ and ’Red Zebra’ by Jean Claude Bosher, France. 80-85D. 10seeds/pack

Zolotye Kupola produces slightly heart-shaped beefsteak tomatoes around 250-600grams each. Golden-yellow, meaty fruits with a rich, sweet traditional tomato flavor. This is an indeterminate, vining variety of tomato growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned and the choice of staking and support. Does weel also in cooler weather. Russia. 80-85D. 10seeds/pack

Gigant Limonnyi, “Lemon Giant”, is a beefsteak tomato, around 200-600 grams per fruit. Flattened, slightly ribbed fruits in bright golden-yellow to golden-orange. Sweet-tangy tomato flavor with a hint of lemon. From Russia. Indeterminate. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Summer of Love is a beefsteak tomato, around 250-450 grams per fruit. Flattened and slightly ribbed fruits in beautiful striping with pink-green flesh. Excellent sweet tomato flavor with a hint of citrus. From an improved strain of Berkeley Tye-Die by Brad Gates, Wild Boar Farms, USA. Indeterminate. 75-80D. 5seeds/pack

Brandywine is a large beefsteak tomato with fruits up to 450 grams per fruit. Oblate, pale-red to dark-pink fruits with some green on the neck. Excellent, traditional tomato flavor. From 1885. Indeterminate. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Bugai Rozovyi is a large beefsteak tomato, around 200-500 grams per fruit. Large, beautiful, pink fruits with dense flesh and a well-balanced tomato flavor. Indeterminate. 80-85D. 10seeds/pack

Chinook produces beautifully heart-shaped, purple fruits around 250grams each. Meaty and firm fruits with few seeds. Excellent full tomato flavor. Wispy regular leaf. Indeterminate. This variety is bred by Karen Olivier (Northern Gardener) of Canada. The siblings of Chinook are Cowboy and One Trick Pony. Around 80D. 5seeds/pack

Cowboy produces beautifully oblate beefsteak tomatoes around 400-600grams each. Dark brown-red skin with slightly brighter flesh. Outstanding rich tomato flavor. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. This variety is bred by Karen Olivier (Northern Gardener) of Canada. Named in memory of her father. The siblings of Cowboy are Chinook and One Trick Pony. Around 80D. 5seeds/pack

Midnight Sun produces beautiful heart-shaped beefsteak tomatoes around 200-400grams each. Golden-yellow-orange fruits with pink marbling. Meaty and firm fruits with few seeds. Delicious rich and fruit tomato flavor. Potato leaf. Indeterminate. Cross between ‘Ludmilla Pink Heart’ and ‘Captain Lucky’. This variety is bred by Karen Olivier (Northern Gardener) of Canada in the project “True North”. The other varieties in the project are Polaris, Taiga, Tundra, and True Colors. Around 75-80D. 5seeds/pack

Tundra produces beautiful heart-shaped beefsteak tomatoes around 250-350grams each. Dark-purple-brown fruits with clear skin. Dark-red-purple flesh with an intense and sweet tomato flavor. Meaty fruits with few seeds. Potato leaf. Indeterminate. Cross between ‘Ludmilla Pink Heart’ and ‘Captain Lucky’. This variety is bred by Karen Olivier, Northern Gardener, of Canada in the project “True North”. The other varieties in the project are Midnight Sun, Taiga, Polaris, and True Colors. Around 75-80D. 5seeds/pack

Rajskoe Naslazhdenie, “Paradise Delight”, produces slightly flattened, mid-sized to large beefsteak tomatoes around 250-500grams each. Light-red fruits with red-pink flesh. Fleshy, sweet, traditional tomato flavor. Dense skin and crack resistant. Resistance to tobacco mosaic virus, bacterial spot. Russia. 75-80D. Indeterminate, around 150cm high. 10seeds/pack

Russkaya Dusha, “Russian Soul”, produces unevenly shaped large beefsteak tomatoes around 250-500grams each. Some are flattened, some heart-shaped, and some more rounded. Scarlet-red fruits with red-pink flesh. Meaty and dense fruits with a well-balanced, traditional tomato flavor. Does well also in cooler weather. Good disease resistance. Russia. Regular leaf. 80D. Indeterminate. 10seeds/pack

Brandywine OTV, Brandywine Off The Vine, produces slightly flat-round, slightly ribbed beefsteak tomatoes of around 300-700 grams each. Red fruits with some orange blush. Red flesh with an excellent mild tomato flavor. From a spontaneous cross between Brandywine Yellow and an unknown variety. Stabilized by Carolyn Homme and published in 1996 with Craig LeHoullier. Cited in Carolyn Male's book "100 Heirloom tomatoes for the American garden”. Around 75-85D. Indeterminate. 10seeds/pack