Beefsteak Tomato Seeds (Organic)

Beefsteak tomatoes are known for their large fruit, red color, and classic tomato flavor. Their juicy flesh and meaty texture make them well suited to sandwiches, salads, and other sliced preparations. This indeterminate variety is a popular choice for home gardens and culinary use. Beefsteak tomatoes grow best in full sun and fertile, well-drained soil. The plants can continue producing fruit through the growing season. Provide a sturdy cage or stake to support the vines and heavy fruit. Certified organic Beefsteak Tomato seeds are a flavorful choice for gardeners seeking large slicing tomatoes.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Lycopersicon lycopersicum
• Plant type: Tender Annual
• Growth habit: Indeterminate
• Crop category: Tomato
• Kitchen profile: Beefsteak tomatoes are known for their large fruit, red color, and classic tomato flavor.
• Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
• Product format: Seed packet with a separately listed bulk option

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: 70-85°F
• Planting Depth: 1/2"
• Germination: 6-12 Days
• Height At Maturity: 3'-5'
• Days To Maturity: 80 Days
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 15"-36"

Plan Beefsteak Tomato as a warm-season crop. Start seed in a protected setting when local timing allows seedlings to reach transplant size after frost danger has passed. Provide strong light and avoid keeping the root zone continuously saturated. Use the recorded spacing and add support if the growth habit requires it. Check fruit as it changes color and firmness, then harvest at the stage suited to its intended kitchen use. Seasonal conditions can shift actual maturity.

Grow them in beds or large containers with full sun, regular watering, and adequate support.

Use the ripe fruit in sandwiches, salads, canning, or sauces.

The vigorous vines produce flat, meaty, juicy, red fruit ranging from 5–10 ounces.

The richly flavored fruit has rough, ribbed skin and is well suited to slicing or canning.

Before sowing Beefsteak Tomato, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window.

Explore related options in our Tomato Growing Guide.