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Gardeners 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
Product Description
Features the taste and meaty texture of the beloved Brandywine tomato, but with higher yields and increased disease resistance. These qualities made Gardeners Choice Hybrid Tomato a top choice by a panel of master gardeners! The large, pink fruits weigh in at up to 16 ounces and resist cracking. They're tops for slicing, salsas and fresh eating—and the vigorous plants produce enough for sharing, too. The indeterminate plants grow 5-7 ft. tall and require staking. 80 days to maturity.
Product Details
- Botanical Name: Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Gardeners Choice'
- Season: both Spring & Fall
- Sun/Shade: Full Sun
- Height: 5 - 7 Feet
- Spacing: 4 feet.
- Zone: 3-9
- Spread: 2 - 3 feet.
- Color:Yellow
- Foliage:Green foliage.
- Depth:1/4 inch
- Germination: 7 - 10 Days
- Days to Maturity: 80 Days
- 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: Vegetable, Tomato, Hybird Tomato, Indeterminate
- Flowers: Small yellow flowers.
- Seed Count: Approximately 20 seeds per packet.
- Pollinator: Self pollinating.
- Size: 20 Seed Pkt
Shipping Information
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 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Sweet Potatoes | Potatoes | Tomatoes & Peppers |
| 1A-4A | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 4B | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 5A & B | 5/16/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/16/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 6A | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 6B | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 7A | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/24/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 7B | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/21/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 8A | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/17/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 8B | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/14/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 9A - 10B | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 |
| Last Order Date | 5/30/2022 | 6/6/2022 | 5/30/2022 |
| Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Tender Annuals | Fruit Trees | Onion Plants |
| 1A-4A | 5/6/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 4/4/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 4B | 5/6/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 5A | 5/6/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/21/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 5B | 5/2/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/21/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 6A | 4/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 6B | 4/25/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/21/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 7A | 4/14/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/14/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 7B | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 8A & B | 4/4/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 1/24/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 9A & B | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 1/3/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 10A & B | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 1/3/22 - 5/6/22 |
| Last Order Date | 5/30/2022 | 1A-6B: 5/30/2022 7A-7B: 5/20/2022 8A-10B: 5/9/2022 |
5/2/2022 |
| Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Bareroot Roses | All other Perennials & Potted Plants | Dormant Trees & Hedges |
| 1A-4A | 4/11/22 - 5/27/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/3/22 | 5/2/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 4B | 4/11/22 - 5/27/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/3/22 | 5/2/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 5A | 3/28/22 - 5/27/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 4/18/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 5B | 3/14/22 - 5/27/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 6A | 2/28/22 - 5/27/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 6B | 2/28/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/7/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 7A | 2/21/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/24/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 7B | 2/21/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/21/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/21/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 8A | 2/14/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/17/22 - 5/13/22 | 2/21/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 8B | 2/14/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/14/22 - 5/13/22 | 2/14/22 - 4/29/22 |
| 9A & B | 1/17/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 2/14/22 - 4/29/22 |
| 10A & B | 1/17/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 2/7/22 - 4/29/22 |
| Last Order Date | 5/23/2022 | 1A-7B: 6/3/2022 8A-10B: 5/9/2022 |
1A-7B: 5/16/2022 8A-10B: 4/25/2022 |
| Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Nematodes | Encapsulated Compost Worms | Select Spring Items |
| 1A - 2A | 5/9/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/9/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/6/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 2B - 3B | 4/25/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/25/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/6/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 4A - 5A | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/6/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 5B | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 6A | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/25/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 6B - 7A | 4/4/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/4/22 -10/28/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 7B | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 8A - 8B | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 9A - 10B | 2/21/22 -10/28/22 | 2/21/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/4/22 |
| Last Order Date | 10/24/2022 | 10/24/2022 | 5/31/2022 |
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.
