Redfield Beauty Tomato
Price: $2.95
SKU: 3401761Some vendors state that 'Redfield Beauty' was a selection from 'Livingston Beauty' but we have not found documentation to support this claim. As a matter of fact, in 1890, Hastings seemed to be tired of hearing this statement and refuted that the two company's 'Beauty' tomatoes not the same (refer to the scan in the photos above).
In 1894 they stated, "For five years this splendid variety has been grown by thousands of our customers in all southern states," indicating that it was released before 1889. It was prominently featured on several of their catalog covers, here is a link to their 1923 H. G. Hastings Seed Annual.
Our original seed was USDA, ARS accession number NSL 27430.
Fruit Color: Purple
Harvest Timing: Late Season
Full light and cooler temps (60° to 70°) will help to prevent the seedlings from becoming too leggy. If plants become rootbound before you can safely set them into the ground, transplant them into larger pots.
Harden off plants before planting outside. Young plants are very susceptible to frost and sunburn damage. Avoid too much nitrogen. Water evenly but not in excess.
Click here to view our full tomato growing guide.
- "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden," Dr. Carolyn Male, Workman Publishing, 1999, pages 200-201.
Customer Reviews:
By Homestead Gal (Virginia) on August 20, 2022
This was our first year with the Redfield Beauty tomatoes. Excellent germination and fast growth (in my heated greenhouse).<br><br>I planted 6 Redfields in the garden mid-May and we've enjoyed them fresh, in sauces, and have also been canning them. We grow in Virginia, in organic soil in raised beds. The plants are still producing very well (Aug 20).<br><br>These are the most uniform slicing tomatoes I've grown in all of my years growing tomatoes. The tomatoes have given us excellent yield, and they really are a beauty -- very round, pink-red in color, and are about 3.5 inches in diameter. These tomatoes are very easy to core and need little or no bottom trim before using.<br><br>This year we have had more than ample rain so some of these tomatoes split along the top because we leave the tomatoes on the vine until ripe. Easy to prevent, just pick the nearly ripe tomatoes before rainfall....for us this year, that's been nearly every day.
