🍅 TomatoVarieties

Brandywine Red Tomato

Heirloom Red 🕐 85 days 🔴 Challenging

Flavor: sweet, acidic, classic tomato

🎯 Best For

Experienced gardeners seeking the gold standard of heirloom beefsteak flavor

About Brandywine Red

Brandywine is the gold standard of heirloom tomatoes, producing enormous fruits with exceptional old-fashioned tomato flavor. The potato-leaf foliage and large pink-red fruits are instantly recognizable. Despite slow maturation, the flavor reward is unmatched.

Growing Tips

Requires a long warm season. Use sturdy caging and consistent deep watering. Mulch heavily to retain soil moisture.

Health & Nutrition

High Lycopene

Best Uses

fresh eatingsandwichescapreseslicing

Cooking Uses

FreshSandwichesSalads

Disease Resistance

None listed

Key: V=Verticillium, F=Fusarium, N=Nematode, T/TMV=Tobacco Mosaic Virus, A=Alternaria, LB=Late Blight

Climate Zones

Zone 5Zone 6Zone 7Zone 8

USDA Hardiness Zones where this variety typically thrives.