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Growing Brandymaster Yellow Hybrid Slicer Tomatoes in the Vegetable Garden

Seven to nine weeks before the last spring frost, use Minute Soil Coco Coir or another well-draining potting soil to start your seedlings. Plant 2-3 seeds in each cell and bury them about a quarter inch deep. Seeds can easily get washed away by heavy watering, so use a gentle watering can or mister hose attachment to water the seeds and keep them moist until germination occurs. The seedlings should be kept warm and will emerge in 7-10 days. When they break the soil surface, promptly move them to direct sunlight or provide a grow light. They should receive at least 8 hours of light and about 8-10 hours of dark.

Once the seedlings have grown to reach about one inch tall, thin them so that there is only the strongest seedling per cell. Then, when they have developed two true leaves, fertilize with a mild fertilizer. When the seedlings have grown to fill the cell with their roots, transplant them into 4-inch pots to continue growing. Around two weeks before their predicted transplant date, begin hardening them off. Do this by gradually leaving them outdoors for a few hours daily. Add a few more hours each day. Keep them indoors at night and if temperatures drip. Once temperatures are consistently around 70 F, transplant the seedlings outdoors. Tomato plants are warm weather lovers and should be protected from temperatures below 50 F. Use garden quilts, cloches, cold frames, or other protections if temperatures are predicted to drop.

Provide Brandymaster with loamy, well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Adding compost to the soil is a great way to increase water retention and nutrient density. The tomato plants must receive full sun and warm temperatures. Adding a calcium powder at the time of transplantation will reduce blossom end rot. When transplanting, remove all the leaves but the top 2-3 sets and bury the plant so that only the reserved leaves are above the soil. This will encourage lots of root development. Given the right environment, tomato plants, unlike other plants, can sprout roots from anywhere along their stem. Apply an even fertilizer at the time of transplantation.

Throughout the season, conduct maintenance pruning by removing suckers and bottom leaves. Doing this allows the plant to focus on fruiting. Tomato plants must receive full sun throughout the season to fruit and thrive. Fertilize once again at mid-season. Try to water them in the morning to reduce evaporation and water waste. Avoid getting water on the leaves. Brandymaster reaches maturity about 70 days after transplantation.

Harvesting Brandymaster Yellow Hybrid Slicer Tomatoes

This indeterminate variety will continuously produce fruit until the frost kills the plant. As soon as the tomatoes are ripe, they should be picked. Being quick about it avoids overloading the plant and encourages more fruit to set on. Harvest the fruit when solidly bright yellow, shiny, and firm. Gently twisting the tomato to remove it from the calyx is the least invasive form of harvesting, but the tomatoes can be snipped off if needed. If you know that a frost will soon kill your plant, but it still has fruit on it, harvest all the fruit, regardless of ripeness, and continue ripening them indoors.

About Brandymaster Yellow Hybrid Slicer Tomato Garden Seeds

Brandymaster Yellow Hybrid contains excellent flavors, comparable to other yellow tomato varieties. The flesh is creamy, with an exceptional texture. Most yellow tomatoes lack this flavor, but Brandymaster Yellow Hybrid has it in the spades. If you are a tomato lover, this variety is one you do not want to miss out on.

Tomatoes can easily be grown in containers. For indeterminate varieties, provide 20 gallons of soil.

Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses, this king of yellow tomatoes is also resistant to Fusarium Wilt, Root Knot Nematode, and Verticillium Wilt.

An indeterminate tomato crossed from an Amish heirloom Brandywine and other large varieties to produce the well-known fruit weighing up to a pound.

Brandymaster tomatoes are indeterminate. They grow and produce fruit continuously throughout the season until they are killed by frost. They are heavy-yielders yet often need support, such as a tomato cage.

Tips From Our Gardeners

"Yellow tomatoes are hit-or-miss for me. They often have a different flavor from the traditional Yellows that some people dislike. Brandymaster Yellow is on a different level. I encourage all tomato connoisseurs to give it a try!"

- Lara Wadsworth, True Leaf Market Writer

Other Resources

• Guide to Tomatoes

Brandymaster Yellow Hybrid Slicer Tomato Seeds Per Package:

• 300 mg packet - Approximately 70 Seeds
• .25 oz - Approximately 1,700 Seeds
• 1 oz - Approximately 6,800 Seeds
• 4 oz - Approximately 27,200 Seeds
• 1 lb - Approximately 108,800 Seeds

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