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Growing beefsteak tomatoes in pots.
Heirloom varieties of beefsteak tomatoes.
These tomatoes grow fairly easily and quickly and produce huge up to 2 pounds fruits.
Determinate bush tomato plants are smaller more compact and easier to grow in pots but they set fruit all at once and then they re done.
Beefsteak tomatoes are very heavy feeders.
Following germination keep the soil damp as the seedlings grow.
Beefsteak tomatoes aren t hard to grow in pots if you get the soil right and water frequently but they suffer more if you don t get these details right.
Crop rotation is very necessary if you are growing beefsteak in a piece of land.
Select a good soil.
But in our case we are going to grow beefsteak tomatoes in pots.
Sow beefsteak tomato seeds half an inch deep in seed trays filled with well draining starting mix.
Keep the soil warm 65 90f and moist.
They grow quickly with a growing season of at least 85 days to harvest and it is relatively easy to care for.
Beefsteak tomatoes are the biggest type of tomatoes often weighing 1 pound or more.
Steps to grow beefsteak tomatoes indoor.
Potting soil is the best choice to grow beefsteak tomatoes indoor.
They aren t often available in the grocery store as they are not well suited to mechanized growing on a large scale.
When the seedlings are large enough transplant them either into pots for growing on in a greenhouse or outside into raised beds.
Because the potting mix is a mixture of organic matter and so many nutrients like phosphorus potassium etc.