Red beefsteak tomatoes - the elite in the tomato field
- Sandul Moldovan: light red fruits, weighing 300-700 grams, harvest from the beginning of August
- Nonna Antonia: red variety from Piedmont, 400-800 grams, ripening late
- Berner Rose: highly aromatic, pink-red fruits, 100-250 grams, very productive
- Brandywine: seed-firm, bright red tomatoes, 150-500 grams, first-class taste
- Bulgarian pink giant: strong, pink-red tomatoes, 800-1200 grams, ripening medium early
Ox heart - classic beefsteak tomatoes from Russia
The extra meaty ox hearts came from Russia to America in 1901 and from there conquered tomato growers around the globe.
- Coeur de Boeuf: the original red ox heart from France, 100-350 grams, first-class in taste and yield
- Bull heart or Bic´je Serdze: orange-red variety from Eastern Europe, heart-shaped, tapering, 300-500 grams
- White ox heart: yellow-white fruits, very aromatic, juicy, 150-300 grams, early harvest time
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Black beefsteak tomato varieties
Dark-colored beefsteak tomatoes are rare and surprise with a complex aroma. High time to get acquainted with the robust powerhouses:
- Schwarzer Prinz: the star of the variety, juicy, thin-skinned, high-yielding, 150-450 grams
- Carbon: mighty, 2 meter high beefsteak tomato, best taste shortly before fully ripe, 100-250 grams
- Black pineapple tomatoes: juicy, sweet, melt-in-the-mouth flesh, few stones, 200-650 grams
Yellow beefsteak tomatoes
Hobby gardeners who value a mild taste of their home-grown tomatoes favor yellow varieties.
- Azoychka: very early variety, tender, yellow skin, lemony aroma, 100-350 grams
- Great White: light yellow fruits, firm to seeds, mild in taste, 150-350 grams
- Uzbekistan II: flat, round, yellow fruits, 150-350 grams, ripening late, high-yielding, sweet and mild
Green beefsteak tomato varieties
If you want to harvest green beefsteak tomatoes, you will be spoiled with a refreshingly sour taste. Eye contact alone is not enough to determine ripeness, because unripe tomatoes are also green and contain poisonous solanine. Experienced tomato gardeners press on the peel and harvest green varieties when it gives way.
- Cherokee Green: vigorous variety, thin skin, sour aroma, 150-350 grams
- Green Moldava: a small beefsteak tomato with a wonderful taste, 90-150 grams
- Green Helarios: one of the most popular green varieties, 80-200 grams
Tips & Tricks
Beefsteak tomatoes are the ideal candidates for stick growing. Bred with one to two shoots, they deliver the highest crop yield. Any energy-sapping competitive instinct at the grassroots level should therefore be broken out as early as possible.
