Red Brandywine Tomato

Catalog #1479 Photo and description retrieved from: http://www.seedsavers.org/onlinestore/tomato_3/Tomato-Brandywine.html 

(Solanum lycopersicum) (aka Red Brandywine) The original Brandywine introduced by Johnson and Stokes in 1889 from seeds they received from a customer in Ohio. Named after Brandywine Creek in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Large vines produce deep red 8-12 ounce fruits. Excellent flavor. Very productive. Indeterminate, 80 days from transplant.

Reviews from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds customers.

This was the best of the three varieties I tried this year. They transplanted easily and took off. Huge, juicy fruit that just kept coming. Excellent choice for high volume needs.

I grew Brandywine in my hoop greenhouse this year. As they grew, I attached the vines to a support that went from the ground to the center top of the greenhouse. Our northern climate experienced a lot of rain in 2009, in July it rained 20 days out of the month. While there was a tomato blight in the north, the greenhouse gardeners were more exempt from that due to the controlled watering, and by the end of the season my tomato plants went to the top of the greenhouse and started trailing over the other side, over 6 feet tall! Their huge leaves, reminiscent of a big hand, were a delight, and as I watered them I would brush the leaves to get that nice tomato smell. I had to support the tomatoes because they were growing so large, many over 1 pound. The old timers like this flavor packed tomato for making into sandwiches, and I managed to also make lots of salsa with mine. I will grow this again for sure, and saving the seeds is fun, definitely not a chore. Bears lots of 1 to 2 pounders of medium red fruits. Retrieved from: http://www.rareseeds.com/brandywine-tomato/

Phyllis’ notes:

Red Brandywine Tomato plants for sale at the Clintonville Farmers' Market beginning Saturday, May 17th, from 9-1. Come ready this summer to CFM to sample more than 20 varieties of tomatoes from Granny B Farms. See you there.