Council Bluffs Heirloom Tomato
Heirloom
- From the Collection for 2023
- Organic
- Well-balanced, sweet flavor
- Thin-skinned fruit weighing 5-13 oz
- Fruit ripens throughout the season
- 67 days from transplant
Item Details
Participants in Seed Savers Exchange’s ADAPT trials gave this pink beefsteak tomato top marks! It has a delicious, well-balanced, sweet flavor and moderate acidity. Thin- skinned fruit grow 2-3" long and 3-4" wide, weigh 5-13 ounces, and mature mid-season. J. Orris Murphy received this variety circa 1989 from the Dwayne Bushman family of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and donated it to SSE in the mid- 1990s. The Bushmans had maintained it for more than 100 years. Indeterminate. 67 days from transplant.
Learn to Grow Council Bluffs Heirloom Tomato
Start Indoors: 6 weeks before last frost
Germination: 7-14 Days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Ratings & Reviews
1 review
Best producer, great flavor with thin skin!
by Kansas Elaine
Best production of all my tomatoes this year. Nice flavor with large tomatoes! Thin skin even with all the hot weather!!