513.354.1482Gardeners Choice Hybrid Tomato
Disease resistant pink beefsteak
Gardeners Choice Hybrid Tomato
Disease resistant pink beefsteak
- Large pink tomatoes weighing up to 16 ounces
- Picked as a top choice by master gardeners
- Disease resistant
- High yielding
Features the taste and meaty texture of a Brandywine, but with higher yields and increased disease resistance. This tomato was a top choice by a panel of master gardeners! Fruits weigh in at up to 16 ounces and resist cracking. Indeterminate. 80 days to maturity.
- Botanical Name: Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Gardeners Choice'
- Season: both Spring & Fall
- Sun/Shade: Full sun.
- Height: 5-7 feet,
- Spacing: 4 feet.
- Zone: 3 - 9 annual.
- Spread: 2 - 3 feet.
- Foliage: Green foliage.
- Depth: Seeds - 1/4 inch deep. Plants should be planted deeper than in pot, up to first true leaves.
- Germination: 7 - 10 days.
- Days to Maturity: 80 days from transplant.
- Soil Preference: Well-drained, rich fertile soil.
- Growth Rate: Moderate growth rate.
- Pruning: Prune by cutting out suckers (auxiliary shoots between the stems and the leaves) to produce larger fruit. Fruit also ripens earlier since the sun can reach it more easily.
- Form: Vine, Indeterminate
- Flowers: Small yellow flowers.
- Seed Count: Approximately 20 seeds per packet.
- Pollinator: Self pollinating.
- Restricted States: AE AK GU HI PR
Orders for in-stock seeds and hardgoods are typically shipped within 5 business days.
Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:
| Spring 2019 Shipping Schedule | ||||
| Zones | Sweet Potatoes | Onion Plants | Tomatoes & Peppers | Potatoes |
| 1A-4A | 5/22 - 6/7 | 4/10 - 5/10 | 5/13 - 5/31 | 3/27 - 6/14 |
| 4B | 5/22 - 6/7 | 4/3 - 5/10 | 5/13 - 5/31 | 3/27 - 6/14 |
| 5A | 5/15 - 6/7 | 3/27 - 5/10 | 5/13 - 5/31 | 3/6 - 6/14 |
| 5B | 5/1 - 6/7 | 3/27 - 5/10 | 5/13 - 5/31 | 3/6 - 6/14 |
| 6A | 5/1 - 6/7 | 3/6 - 5/10 | 4/22 - 5/31 | 3/6 - 6/14 |
| 6B | 5/1 - 6/7 | 2/27 - 5/10 | 4/22 - 5/31 | 3/6 - 6/14 |
| 7A | 5/1 - 6/7 | 2/20 - 5/10 | 4/22 - 5/31 | 2/27 - 6/14 |
| 7B | 5/1 - 6/7 | 2/13 - 5/10 | 4/1 - 5/31 | 2/27 - 6/14 |
| 8A & B | 4/24 - 6/7 | 1/30 - 5/10 | 4/1 - 5/31 | 2/20 - 6/14 |
| 9A & B | 4/24 - 6/7 | 1/2 - 5/10 | 4/1 - 5/31 | 2/13 - 6/14 |
| 10A & B | 4/17 - 6/7 | 1/2 - 5/10 | 4/1 - 5/31 | 2/13 - 6/14 |
| Last Order Date | 6/3/2019 | 5/6/2019 | 5/27/2019 | 6/10/2019 |
| Spring 2019 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Tender Annuals | Bareroot Roses | All other Perennials & Potted Plants |
| 1A-4A | 4/30 - 6/7 | 4/17 - 5/31 | 5/1 - 6/7 |
| 4B | 4/30 - 6/7 | 4/17 - 5/31 | 5/1 - 6/7 |
| 5A | 4/30 - 6/7 | 4/3 - 5/31 | 4/3 - 6/7 |
| 5B | 4/30 - 6/7 | 3/20 - 5/31 | 3/20 - 6/7 |
| 6A | 4/30 - 6/7 | 3/6 - 5/31 | 3/6 - 6/7 |
| 6B | 4/30 - 6/7 | 3/6 - 5/31 | 3/6 - 6/7 |
| 7A | 4/2 - 6/7 | 2/27 - 5/31 | 2/27 - 6/7 |
| 7B | 4/2 - 6/7 | 2/27 - 5/31 | 2/27 - 6/7 |
| 8A & B | 4/2 - 6/7 | 2/20 - 5/31 | 2/20 - 5/17 |
| 9A & B | 4/2 - 6/7 | 1/23 - 6/1 | 2/13 - 5/17 |
| 10A & B | 4/2 - 6/7 | 1/23 - 6/1 | 2/13 - 5/17 |
| Last Order Date | 6/3/2019 | 5/27/2019 | 1A-7B: 6/3/2019 8A-10B: 5/13/2019 |
| 2019 Insects Shipping Schedule | |
| Zones | Lacewings, Lady Beetles, Encapsulated Earthworms & Nematodes |
| 1A | 5/13/19 - 11/1/19 |
| 1B - 2A | 5/13/19 - 11/1/19 |
| 2B - 3B | 4/29/19 - 11/1/19 |
| 4A - 6A | 4/15/19 - 11/1/19 |
| 6B - 7A | 4/8/19 - 11/1/19 |
| 7B - 8B | 3/11/19 - 11/1/19 |
| 9A - 10B | 2/25/19 - 11/1/19 |
| Last Order Date | 10/28/2019 |
The type of product you order or the weather in our area or yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.
Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until fully dormant for optimum stress protection.
In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your order—via the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.
Please note that we cannot ship outside of the continental United States.
