Tomato Beefmaster has extra large tomatoes upto 500g (1lb) each ideal for slicing or stuffing. Good colour and excellent flavour.
SOW January to March
HARVEST Late June onwards
TYPE Main Salad Vegetable
PLOT Greenhouse or Outdoor plot
WHERE TO SOW:
Space the seeds 2cm apart in trays or modules under glass at 21ºC and lightly cover with compost. Cover the container with glass or polythene after gently watering to retain humidity.
WHAT TO DO NEXT:
Remove glass as soon as seedlings appear. Prick off tray seedlings, as soon as the leaves have formed, into 9cm pots. Thin module seedlings to one per cell. Harden off plants for outdoor planting. When first truss of flowers appears, transplant to growing site. Stake for support, remove side shoots as they appear.
HANDY TIP: As fruits are very heavy we suggest you only allow 3 or 4 trusses per plant.
NUTRITIONAL VALUE: High in Vitamin C and lycopene.