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Brandywine

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Brandywine

Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

  • Full sun
  • Zone 10
  • 78 days to maturity
  • Vegetables
  • 36" spacing
  • High water
  • Annual
  • pH 6.2–6.8
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  • Overview

    We describe Brandywine's luscious, heirloom flavor as "very rich, loud, and distinctively spicy." The large fruits, often over 1 lb., have a deep pink skin and smooth red flesh. The medium-tall, potato-leaf plant is best staked or caged. Our 'Quisenberry' strain is considered among the best. Indeterminate.

  • Planting

    Start indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost. Requires strong support system due to large fruit size.

  • Growing

    Sun: full. Water: high. Soil pH: 6.2–6.8. Space plants 36" apart. Germination: 7-14.

  • Pests & diseases

    Common pests: Tomato hornworm, aphids, spider mites, cutworms. Common diseases: Late blight, early blight, fusarium wilt, cracking, blossom end rot.