Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Hybrid
Skin Color: Red
Flesh Color: Red
Fruit Shape: Beefsteak
Fruit Size: Large
Extra Large
Best Uses: Slicing
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Mid-season
Late
Days to Maturity: 80
Disease Resistance: Fusarium Wilt 1
Verticillium Wilt
Nematode

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Plant Spread: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Leaves: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Containers: Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention.

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Common names
  • Tomato
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Solanum lycopersicum
  • Synonym: Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Also sold as:
  • Beefmaster F1

Photo Gallery
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: October 20, 2018
Beefmaster tomato weighing in at 865 grams (1 pound, 14 ounces).
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2018-10-15
Beefmaster tomato.
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2015-08-03
Location: Northwest NJ
Date: 2017-09-04
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2015-08-05
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 13, 2014
First Ripe Beefmaster
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2015-08-03
a large one
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2015-07-27
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 13, 2014
Fruits are large; Very productive plants.
Location: Westbrook, CT
Date: 2018-08-07
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2013-08-31
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2015-08-05
Six pack of seedlings from the nursery.
Location: Ontario, Canada
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-05
Uploaded by Newyorkrita
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2012-07-23
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2012-07-23
Green tomatoes on the vine
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2015-08-07
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-11
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Comments:
  • Posted by TBGDN (Indiana - Zone 5a) on Aug 27, 2014 1:42 PM concerning plant:
    This is my first year growing Beefmaster tomatoes. I am skeptical of pictures and verbal claims from some seed catalogs, so I rely on what the "real" critics have to say. Those "real" critics and analysts can be found here posting comments in the ATP Database. These comments reflect actual growing experiences with the cultivars. I am no different: I like these big, meaty tomatoes because of their size and taste. They make perfect slices for BLT's. Or, I make a tomato sandwich with just mayo and bread. On the down side, they are quite large and irregular in shape, but my overall opinion is: Great tomato!
  • Posted by DonShirer (Westbrook, CT - Zone 6a) on Oct 26, 2018 3:32 AM concerning plant:
    Got 40 fruit averaging 11 oz from one plant in 5 gal grow bag, August through September. Taste was ok, not great.
  • Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Aug 7, 2012 6:30 PM concerning plant:
    This is my first year growing these. Yes, they are large, but the shape makes them difficult to use as slicers. I find a lot of waste.
    The flesh is meaty and tasty.
    The main issue I have that will keep me from growing them again is that they are very hard to pick from the vine. Must use something to cut them free or the flesh will bruise if trying to hand pick.
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 5, 2013 3:12 PM concerning plant:
    I grew Beefmaster for the first time last year and I am growing Beefmaster again this season. Makes large beefsteak type tomatoes with excellent taste. A late variety, so I have to wait for it, but it is well worth the wait.
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