Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: Regional (Heartland)
Class: Tomato
Variety Name: Chef’s Choice Bicolor F1
Genus: Solanum
Species: lycopersicum
Year: 2020
Common Name: Tomato
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Seeds By Design
Close Market Comparison: Margold F1, Old German
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Dry to normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: Yes
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Dark green
Plant Habit: Indeterminate – requires staking
Plant Height: 5 feet
Fruit Color (Harvest): Yellow fruit with pink/red internal stripes
Fruit Shape: Flattened round
Fruit Size: 5-6 inches
Fruit Weight: 7-8 ounces
Fruit Flavor Description: Very sweet classic tomato flavor
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: 30+
IN THE GARDEN
Garden Spacing: 12-14 inches
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): Not recommended
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 75
Plant Spread: 24+ inches
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: Anthracnose, Scab, Tomato Mosaic Virus, Fusarium
HOW TO GROW
Early maturing in 75 days. Indeterminate plants must be staked or caged, tasty flattened round fruits weigh 7-8 oz. Beautiful pink, and red internal stripes with in a yellow beefsteak fruits. These lovely stripes are also extended to the base of the outside fruit skins. These classic heirloom looking tomatoes are as sweet as they are beautiful.
JUDGE'S OBSERVATIONS
- “Pretty color with its red/orange & yellow flesh!”
- “Flavor is nice – sweet yet slightly savory…not at all bland like the comparisions. Also the skin is thin yet hardly any crack compared to controls.”
- “Overall a very attractive variety that would be a nice addition to any garden.”
- “Better taste and texture than comparisons.”
- “Good flavor with a very solid interior lending to a better yield for cooking.”
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