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"Brandywine Red" size question

8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago

Hello,

I am growing this type for the first time, and was under the impression that these are usually larger (beefsteak) size? I planted out on May 30th and the plant looks like its doing really well, thick stem, good leaf growth etc. There are 2 bunches of 2-3 tomatoes on it, and it looks like they are starting to turn a white, but the size is not big at all - nowhere near beefsteak. See attached picture. Could this be related to watering? I try and water deep a couple of times a week and we have had a few hot days in the last few weeks recently. I fertilized during transplant and put a tablespoon of fertilizer a couple of times since then. There is a supersweet 100 next to it 3 ft apart, and cucumber vines on the other side - the cucumbers didn't really start growing until about 8-10 days ago, so its not like its competing for nutrients.