"Burpee Exclusive. Plump fruits from 2 to 4 lbs. each-sure to beat any record in the neighborhood. The luscious flesh is deep red all the way through with just the right balance of meaty solids and succulent juice. Smooth texture and rich, old-fashioned flavor make this the greatest extra-large beefsteak we've ever bred. Only from Burpee. Indeterminate. 80 days.
Sorry, state laws prohibit shipping plants to Alaska, Hawaii, Arizona, California, Nevada. Plants ship in spring at proper planting time. ( click here for shipping schedule ) "
Average Customer Rating:
3.6 out of 5
30 of 41 (73%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
Review 21 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 10 Contributor
What Great Tomatoes,
September 10, 2007 Submitted bySamsMom
"Have had great sucess with this one. Althought the yield has not been great, the tomatoes the plants produced were wonderful. Extreamly large tomatoes with a great taste. I have 26 tomato plants, 13 Romas and 13 other plants. The Porterhouse is a definate keeper and will do next year. Just took down the Black Walnut tree that has plagued my garden for 5 years and probably will for the next 5 years. But, things will get better"
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Review 22 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Solid Performer,
September 9, 2007 Submitted byAnonymous
"I planted 8 varieties of Tomatoes and all did well through the first harvest with regular watering, pruning and tomato cages. The porterhouse produced less #'s but more volume (in pounds of tomatoe flesh) than any of my other varieties. The biggest was about 3 pounds and the averge was probably 1.5-2 pounds. All but about 3 of these tomato's had a nice shape. Late in the season when my other tomatoes started splitting and coming in "cat faced" due to drought conditions with intermittent heavy rain showers these held out the best by far. Better yet, It is now 9/9/07 and I still have 7 green porterhouse tomato's that are looking to end up over 2 pounds at harvest. The best thing about this variety, however, is how long it lasts once picked. These tomato's take a freakishly long time to get soft and go bad, even after slicing! I found I could pick one of these and eat it 3 weeks later and still have firm flesh and solid slices. I was very pleased with this tomato and hope Burpee will continue to carry it. I started it from seed and every seed produced a plant. The fruit set early and the first harvest was around June 20th. Plants grown in a raised bed with Miracle Gro Garden soil."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Review 23 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
3
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 50 Contributor
good and bad,
September 8, 2007 Submitted byox1111
"The plants seem very fragile till about a foot and a half in size. The fruit has very good flavor the insects think so to most were last to insects. I grow six types of tomato and these were the only ones that the insects ate even with pesticides. The plant did not grow very full or large and the plant did not produce many tomatos but they were big and tasty. Taste is to me classic tomato a little acid and a little sweat and pretty meaty."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Review 24 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Portherhouse Tomato,
August 31, 2007 Submitted bymartyk61
"I have read several previous reviews that indicated poor germination in this variety. I had good germination with my seeds. The tomato plants are very resilient in that they weathered two early-season hailstorms and are producing huge tomatoes by the buckets full. I used bat guano as my fertilizer, and between the genetics of the porterhouse and the potency of bat guano, these tomatoes are unbelievable! I will definitely plant them again next year....they're a keeper!"
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Review 25 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
1
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 500 Contributor
not very successful,
August 20, 2007 Submitted byhickory
"Very poor germination rate-bought a second package of seeds-same results. Skimpy plants and only produced a few tomatoes. Grew them in two gardens-one in the city and one at our country home."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Review 26 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
2
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Problem with Porterhouse,
August 11, 2007 Submitted byBarry from Rochdale, Massachusetts
"I have always purchased seeds & plants from burpee's. I have found them to outperform all other brands. This year as usual I ordered my plants and seeds. I ordered the Hall of Fame collection and three Porterhouse plants ( I usually order three superstake plants, they always produce enormous fruit and lots of it). All my tomatoes are doing wonderfull except for the porterhouse. The plants from start did not transplant well. I almost lost one but with extra attention saved it. All the plants seem to have a tendency to wilt and are just not as strong as my other plants. My garden is large and they are in three different locations, these are the only plants doing poorly. They finally have started to come around but the fruit seems small and not an abundance like my other plants. I have been gardening for 30 years and have quite a bit of experiance growing tomatoes and other vegetables. I was wondering if any else has experianced this problem. Will update at harvest."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
MA
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Review 27 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 500 Contributor
One of the biggest tomatos i've grown,
August 10, 2007 Submitted byplntluvr67
"First of all, I want to clarify that I grow all my veggies in containers so things are generally successful. Keeping that in mind, those Porterhouse Beefsteaks were an awesome force to be rec'kond with. I was so amazed at how big they all got. A large majority of them were just perfect. When grown in a container, be sure and have the tomato cage be strong and sturdy. If grown in a container, you can control the amount of water the plant recieves."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Review 28 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Great Tomato,
August 10, 2007 Submitted byHawkeye
"Planted 6 seeds indoors in mid March,all seeds germinated. Set plants out May 8. Got ripe tomato's 30 July,very large fruit,most are smooth but a few are narley.Excellent flavor.one tomato sliced will feed the family."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Review 29 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
2
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Porterhouse Tomato too Slow,
August 10, 2007 Submitted byNotomatoes
"I find this tomato slow to grow. The two plants I purchased were planted the same day I received them from Burpee. They are healthy, thriving plants. But we are in the middle of August and they still haven't gotten fruit. They have flowered the end of July, beginning of August, but no tomatoes yet. The plants have been fertilized and get full sun and plenty of water. They look great but are not bearing fruit yet."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Review 30 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
1
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 250 Contributor
A Slow Grower,
August 10, 2007 Submitted byjmemay
"Only one of our plants survived, they were delicate and as of August 9th we are still waiting on the first one to ripen. All of our other tomatoes did fine."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Review 31 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
1
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Porterhouse tomatoes,
August 10, 2007 Submitted byanny
"We ordered the 3 pack of porterhouse tomatoes that were to weigh in at 2 pounds plus. They are gnarly on the bottom and you can not get a good slice. They do not weigh more than 1 pound."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Review 32 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
1
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Bad Tomato,
August 8, 2007 Submitted bySambennett
"I planted Brandywine, Big Mama and the Poterhouse live plants this year. The Poterhouse was a bust, sick plants, little fruit volume and fruits small in size. The other tomatoes are doing very well."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Review 33 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
4
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Mixed results,
August 1, 2007 Submitted bySpikeict
"I tried them from seeds for the first time for me. Of 33 seeds 11 germinated in the tomato mix and starter box. 7 were planted but due to the crazy storms and heavy rain only 3 survived. Also due to the rain and flooding they are a month late, but on the three plants there are 28 green tomato's with many more healthy blooms. One of them is the size of a ripe celebraty. I will buy them again next year but maybe the sets, and hope for better weather."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Review 34 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
So Far - Perfect,
July 5, 2007 Submitted byGRDavis from Atlanta
"I Planted 36 seeds in eggcrates and all germinated quickly. Transplanted plants mid March and now I have Huge still green toms on every vine. Most as large as grapefruit and still growing. I will update as soon as they ripen."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
GA
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Review 35 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
3
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 500 Contributor
So far so good.,
June 15, 2007 Submitted bybthegardener
"So far my Porterhouse plants are doing well. No problems starting the seed and transplanting. Healthy plants are flowering. We will see if i get those big tasty tomatoes!"
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Review 36 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
4
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Cautious but optimistic,
June 10, 2007 Submitted byLLou
"I almost didn't order this tomato because of the reviews. Seeds are surprisingly small and not vigerous, but plants have caught up to others and look healthy. Have them planted in the greenhouse and out in a covered bed. Large heirloom type bloom. Early fruit set in both places."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Review 37 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
4
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Excited about this tomato,
May 12, 2007 Submitted byTomatoman from Warwick,RI
"So far the germination rate has been good.I used peat pellets and most of the 14 seeds that came in the package germinated,some quicker than others.I will keep you all posted on how they are doing through out the growing season.I'm very curious to see how many 2-4 pounders I can grow per plant.I have grown some monster tomato plants so this one I'm really excited about."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
RI
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
Review 38 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
1
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 250 Contributor
Slight Problen,
April 7, 2007 Submitted bykf4ohz from Oneida, TN
"We purchased the Porterhouse Hybrid and Giant Pink Belgium Tomato. We planted both on the same day in the same growing system. Six weeks later, the Giant Pink Belgium plants are fine, only half of the Porterhouse Hybrids came out of the ground, and those that did are small, yellow, and will not make it. I would not recommend this tomato."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
TN
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
Review 39 for Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato - Packet (30 seeds)
2
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Low germination rate,
March 9, 2007 Submitted byAnonymous
"I ordered these seeds in January, along with many others. I found this particular variety very difficult. Low germination rates (20-30%) and of the ones that did germinate the plants were less than robust in comparison to all the other varieties. Hopefully I will get them to grow in the garden... we'll see. I would reccomend trying them, but not as your primary tomatoe. The Better Boys are doing fantastic and will fill in where I had hoped to have the Beefs."
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
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