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Tomato - BushSteak Hybrid (1 pkt. 30 seeds)
"Meet the best of the staked tomatoes - for exceptional taste, size and quantity. This surprisingly compact plant (20-24"") is just loaded with large flavorful tomatoes. Combines big meaty fruit (8-12 oz.) and early maturity on a dwarf plant, perfect for a small garden and patio containers. Determinate. Ready in only 65 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:
4.4 out of 5
8 of 9 (89%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
West Texas Gardening,
February 8, 2006 Submitted byTexas Yankee from Amarillo, Texas
Plant performance:
5
out of 5
Taste:
5
out of 5
Yield:
5
out of 5
"I start all of my vegetables from seed in March. In 2005, between the Bush Steak Hybrid and the Fourth of July, we had tomatoes from the end of April to Thanksgiving, even in this arrid climate of West Texas. We are originally from Kansas, where the rainfall was over 30 inches a year, but here, if we get 18 inches we are lucky. The tomatoes were wonderful!"
14 of 14 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
TX
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
nice plants,
July 18, 2009 Submitted byhowie from South Korea
"I planted these in containers for the first time this year in 10 gallon containers. They produced almost exactly as described in Burpee's ad. Each plant grew to about 3 feet and produced 25-30 tomatoes. The biggest was one pound but average was 9-10 ounces. Taste was quite good but obviously as a hybrid it's not the best tasting tomato you'll ever grow.
I planted seed on March 9 and picked the first fruit on July 6. They were certainly determinate for me and seemed to have stopped producing new fruit at this stage. These should be caged, as I had a couple side shots break off in strong winds. I'll plant these again next year for sure."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Containers
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
Determinate???,
October 20, 2008 Submitted byKoshki from Southeastern Michigan
"I didn't expect this plant to get so huge! They grew right out of the Burpee cage, and really needed a second one. Nice large fruit, most were "oxheart" shaped, with a fairly nice, but not a knock-out taste. Ripened late, however. Most didn't get ripe until September and October. We got the biggest harvest just this week."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Containers
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
MI
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
Great tomato....,
February 2, 2008 Submitted byTomatoBug from Mount Upton, NY
"Nice, strong plants and very productive too. Not unusual to get a cluster of four or more nice sized tomatoes ripen all at once. The taste is very good, but can get a little mealy at times. The tomatoes do not have a lot of seeds, and they are nice size too, between medium and large."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
NY
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Perfect Tomatoes,
January 23, 2008 Submitted byallstate from long island
"Great tomatoes, I grew them in self-watering 3 foot by 1 foot Trough planters, they were large perfect blemish free. Three plants produced plenty to eat and share. Only watered once a week and had tomatoes well into october."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Containers
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
NY
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Awesome yield and flavor!,
October 5, 2007 Submitted byHaviland1970
"Wow, one pack of seeds has resulted in over 450 tomatoes (yes, I am keeping count!), and about 100 more on the vine. Hopefully with some good weather in October they will continue to ripen.
These plants were not as compact as suggested. Some of mine grew to 4 1/2 feet. No problem there, but keep in mind if you need a really compact plant.
The tomatoes were very tasty, most in the 10 oz. range, just amazing production. I will grow these every year now, as they fit my limited space well. We were so overwhelmed by the amount of tomatoes that were produced that we ended up making a huge amount of sauce when we found ourselves with 50 tomatoes, all ripened in August. It came out great.
I am a beginning gardener and this was my first attempt at growing tomatoes. This was a great success!"
Huge Fruit,
August 13, 2007 Submitted byAnonymous from Longmont, CO
"Maybe this tomato responds better to arid conditions? I'm not sure, but mine really produced big, beautifully, and in huge number through an exceptionally hot summer. There are huge clusters of big fruit that have been sweet and juicy and perfect for huge hamburgers. The skin is just a little thick, but I wonder if that's from cross pollenation with my First Ladies?
I did water them every day, but in the Front Range and 100 degrees most of July, it was necessary. The plants got to be nearly five feet tall here, and spread out sideways. The planting suggestions on spacing were right on, these need a lot of space."
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
CO
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
Satisfactory, but not outstanding,
August 20, 2006 Submitted byREW2 from Philadelphia, PA
Plant performance:
3
out of 5
Taste:
3
out of 5
Yield:
3
out of 5
"The plants give a decent yield, but after the first picking of tomatos, the flavor and quality of the fruit seemed to drop off very quickly. It had a good start, but the remaining tomatos never fully filled out in flavor or size. The plants were grown in a raised bed and watered frequently with ~ 8-10 hours of sun a day."
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
PA
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
