Redfield Beauty Tomato

This was my best performer in my first year of seriously growing tomatoes. I grew them in straight compost that I allowed to cook off for a month. The seedlings were all strong but had some purpling that went away after moving outside. I had very few problems with acclimating them to the outside (and I went early). Buried the entire stem up to the top foliage and they took off like a rocket. I got rid of the first buds and tried to be very careful about getting rid of the crotch shoots but these plants got so bushy that I constantly missed them and some got over a foot long before I noticed. I had leaf curl on all my other plants but not the Redfields. I companioned with lettuce and basil and I had them watering on a timer. They were my best producers and I was getting fresh tomatoes into early November! The taste is just right - not spectacular but good enough by far to eat sliced with a little salt, and I didn't feel bad about freezing most of them.

I’ve been growing Tomatoes for 20 plus years, and I finally found my favorite. Very vigorous plant that puts out lots of tomatoes on one plant. I’ve planted mine very deep with just a little a tomato top showing and it just took off. I live in middle Tennessee and I will always have this red field tomato in my lineup. Very pleased with this tomato, great slicer or just cutting up and putting salt on it.