Black Brandywine Beefsteak Tomato Seeds

Black Brandywine Heirloom Tomato Seeds – Deep, Rich Flavor & Large Fruit
Solanum lycopersicum
Listing is for 1 packet of 15 seeds

The Black Brandywine heirloom tomato is a rich, flavorful twist on the classic Brandywine — known for its deep mahogany-red color, meaty texture, and complex, smoky-sweet taste. These large, juicy fruits often weigh up to a pound each and have that signature heirloom flavor that makes them a favorite for slicing, salads, and sandwiches. The vines are indeterminate and vigorous, producing consistenly with proper staking and watering. Gardeners love this variety for its old-fashioned flavor and improved tolerance to heat and humidity. For best results, start seeds indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost date, transplant into full sun, and feed regularly with compost or organic fertilizer to support its heavy fruiting habit. With its dark, rich color and incredible taste, Black Brandywine brings both beauty and gourmet quality to any garden.

TOMATO CHARACTERISTICS

indeterminate

Color: Red/black

Flavor profile: savory

Average fruit size: large beefsteak, can get up to 1lb

Height/Fertilizing: height can vary as it depends on your growing conditions and care. I have a fertilizing regimen which definitely helps achieve this kind of growth but is not necessary. Adding small doses of an organic fertilizer every week has really helped me take my tomato growing to another level. Synthetic fertilizers can burn or damage plants if used too often. Therefore, I recommend organic fertilizers because they wont damage plants when used often. However, do what suits your garden and the products you like to use. 

This is my current fertilizing regimen: I start by fertilizing weekly with 1/8 cup of Espoma Tomato tone sprinkled at the base of each plant. Once the plants start to bloom, I start alternating the weeks. One week with the Espoma Tomato Tone and then the next week with this recipe: mix 1 cup of Azomite dust and 1/4 cup of Fox Farms Tiger Bloom liquid into a 5 gallon bucket of water and pour some at the base of each plant. 

PLANTING
Germination: 7-14 days. To speed up germination I recommend using a heat mat. 

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/8” deep 

Sowing: I highly recommend to start in pots in doors with a heat mat 6-8 weeks before your last frost date. If you gardening in Florida, we kind of have two opportunities to grow tomatoes per year. You can start them in doors around July 1st and transplant into the garden end of September for fall/winter harvest. Or you can start from seed in doors 6-8 weeks from your last frost date for spring harvest. 

Days to maturity: 80-100 days from transplanting into the garden