Beefmaster VFN F1 is an extra-large, meaty beefsteak tomato from Sluis Garden (the Netherlands). The fruits are red, ribbed and flat-round, weighing about 340 g or more. Suitable for greenhouse and outdoor growing.
Characteristics
- Type: F1 hybrid, indeterminate, mid-late
- Fruit weight: over 300 g, about 340 g or more
- Fruit shape: flat-round, ribbed
- Resistance: VFN (Verticillium, Fusarium, nematodes)
- Seeds per packet: approx. 25
Growing
- Sowing indoors: March–May, under glass
- Sowing depth: 0.5 cm
- Germination temperature: approx. 20 °C, germination in about 14 days
- Harvest: July–October
- Position: full sun
Sow in a seed tray and, once the seedlings can be handled, prick them out into pots. Later plant out in the greenhouse or outdoors in a warm, sheltered spot. Remove side shoots regularly and pinch out the growing tip after about 4 trusses.