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Big Beef Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Red Beefsteaks

Big Beef Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Red Beefsteaks

Big Beef takes about 73 days from transplant to ripen, and your frost-free window and summer heat both decide whether it fits.

Stupice Tomato: When to Plant the Slicers That Keep Coming Until Frost

Stupice Tomato: When to Plant the Slicers That Keep Coming Until Frost

Stupice matures in about two months from transplant, making it one of the few slicers that can ripen before frost in short-season northern gardens.

STM 2255 Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Red Beefsteaks

STM 2255 Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Red Beefsteaks

A cross of STM 2255’s catalogue maturity against real frost-free windows, from Yukon greenhouses to double-cropping in Texas and Florida.

Tidy Treats Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Red Cherries

Tidy Treats Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Red Cherries

A dwarf, container-friendly cherry tomato that ripens in about 60 days from transplant, with real numbers on which states give it enough margin before frost.

Juliet Tomato: When to Plant the Paste Tomatoes That Keep Coming Until Frost

Juliet Tomato: When to Plant the Paste Tomatoes That Keep Coming Until Frost

A practical look at Juliet’s 60-day maturity, indeterminate habit, disease resistance, and which US regions give it enough season to ripen before frost.

Black Cherry Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Black Cherries

Black Cherry Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Black Cherries

A guide to Black Cherry tomato’s real days to maturity, which US regions give it enough frost-free margin, and how to grow it well.

Firebird Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With a 10-12 oz Beefsteak

Firebird Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With a 10-12 oz Beefsteak

Firebird is a 75-day hybrid beefsteak tomato, and this guide crosses that maturity figure against frost windows and heat limits across the country.

Striped German Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Bicolor Heirlooms

Striped German Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Bicolor Heirlooms

A look at how Striped German’s long maturity crosses real frost windows and heat limits across very different US and Canadian climates.

Nova Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Red Grapes

Nova Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Red Grapes

Nova is a fast, indeterminate grape tomato. Here’s how its 60-day maturity crosses against frost dates and summer heat by region.

Jasper Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Red Cherries

Jasper Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Red Cherries

A look at Jasper’s 60-day catalogue maturity against real frost windows, plus its disease resistance and the care its indeterminate vine demands.

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