Tomato (Beef Maestro)
Brand: Livingston Seed Company
Purchased from: Meijer ($1.89)
Type: Annual
Planting Depth: 1/8"
Thin to: 2' - 3'
Sun/Shade: Sun
Height: Indeterminate
Days to Germination: 3-8 Days
Direct Sow: After Danger of Frost
Start Indoors: 6-8 Weeks Before Last Frost
Maturity: 80 Days from Transplant
Beef Maestro is the tomato to be respected! This tomato plant bears large yields of deep red, firm fruits. Worthy of its name, Maestro's fruits are extra-large beefsteak type tomatoes. Tasty and vigorous, this indeterminate also resists cracking and splitting. Garden tip: Does well in harsh conditions and has some disease resistance. Benefits from support.
These will be direct sow. "Does well in harsh conditions and has some disease resistance." That means it should be harder for me to kill, right?
Tomato (Roma)
Brand: Burpee
Purchased from: Home Depot ($1.07)
Planting Depth: 1/4"Thin to: 3' - 4'
Sun/Shade: Sun
Days to Harvest: 76 Days
Superior paste-type fruits with meaty interiors and few seeds. Compact, determinate plants. Harvest in 76 days. Start indoors in a warm, well-lighted area 6-8 weeks before planting outdoors. Sow seeds 1/4" deep into individual containers filled with seed starting formula. Keep moist. Seedlings emerge in 7-10 days at 70-75 degrees F. Before transplanting, move to a sheltered area outside for a week.
I'm not going to plant these indoors first either. I'm going to go straight for the direct sow. Bad idea? I don't know. Maybe I'll plant them directly and start a few in pots indoors and compare the progress. Does "seed starting formula" = dirt?
