Heritage and Heirloom Organic Seed Catalog : Salt Spring Seeds

Full Season, Large Beefsteak Tomato Seeds

So many colours, shapes, sizes, tastes and textures! Choose from meaty, sweet, saucy and prolific Full Season, Large Beefsteak Types, like the Sicilian Saucer, or the infamous Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter.

Seed packets contain 20 or more seeds.

We are currently offering 9 varieties of Full Season, Large Beefsteak Tomato Seeds.

New, Old Wyandotte ($3.50)

Famous old Native American heirloom, produces golden-yellow beefsteak fruits averaging 5", ripening mid -season. Meaty and smooth texture, fruity, almost mango-like flavour with great sweet/acid balance.

Cosmonaut Volkov ($3.50)

From the Ukraine, vigorous and hardy. All-around excellent tomato. Round, slightly flattened fruits have a full, complex flavor and great acid/sweet balance.

Sicilian Saucer ($3.50)

Italian heirloom beefsteak type. Flattened, uniform shape, scarlet coloured fruits. Excellent production on semi-determinate plants, keep well on the vine and when picked. Smooth rich texture and flavour. Use as a slicer, salad tomato and for processing. Rated 10 for flavour. Disease resistant.

Willow Pond Big Red Beefsteak ($3.50)

Prolific large red beefsteak with a beautiful round shape. Delicious flavour, meaty texture. Relatively early beauties!

Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter ($3.50)

Flattened/round, large, deep red beefsteak. The original cultivar made famous in the 30's. The best flavour. Great slicer. Indeterminate.

Early Black Brandywine ($3.50)

A fairly early, beautiful, black fruited sport of Brandywine with high production. Outstanding, deep, fruity flavour. Great for greenhouse growing. Indeterminate.

Brilliant Pink » certified organic ($3.50)

Bright redish/pink beefsteak. Fruits are semi-sweet, meaty and juicy. Grows up to 6 ft.

Purple Brandywine ($3.50)

Purplish-pink, irregular fruits in clusters of 3-5. Reliable, early producer of large, meaty heirloom beefsteaks with smooth, creamy flesh and delicious, well-balanced flavour. Potato leaf variety.

Ispolin ($3.50)

Delicious, early and prolific Russian heirloom beefsteak. Indeterminate vines can grow up to 7 feet. Large, round, pink 1 to 2 pound tasty and meaty fruits. (72-75 days)