Tomato 'Brandywine Black'

Brandywine Black likes a position of full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Brandywine Black is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Brandywine Black requires a loamy soil with a ph of 5.0 - 6.0 - it grows best in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Ensure a distance of 2.60 feet (80.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 0.78 inches (2.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Brandywine Black about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplant out when around 15cm (6 inches) high.

Plant to the first set of true leaves to promote strong root growth.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Brandywine Black is a tender plant.

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid summer.

It was first listed in the 1999 Seed Savers Exchange catalogue, seed was saved from a variety offered in 1998 for the first time by the Tomato Seed Company – apparently a single plant selection in a field of Brandywine being grown out by the California company Seeds by Design. It is surmised that it originated by an accidental cross of Brandywine with a regular leaf “purple/black” tomato such as Cherokee Purple or Black from Tula.