Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: National
Class: Tomato
Variety Name: Chef’s Choice Orange F1
Genus: Solanum
Species: lycopersicum
Year: 2014
Common Name: Beefsteak tomato
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Seeds by Design
Close Market Comparison: Sunkist and Orange Welllington F1
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Dry to normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Dark green
Plant Habit: Requires staking, vining
Plant Height: 5 feet
Fruit Color (Harvest): Bright orange
Fruit Shape: Flat boat shaped
Fruit Size: 5-6 inches
Fruit Weight: 9-12 ounces
Fruit Flavor Description: Sweet mild flavor, firm tasty flesh
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: 20 plus
IN THE GARDEN
Garden Spacing: 15-18 inches
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 120
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 75
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: TMV, Crack, Anthracnose
HOW TO GROW
Sow seeds for transplant about 5 weeks before setting out in frost-free garden setting. Transplant in sunny location in 5-foot rows with a 15-18 inch spacing. These large 5-foot vines are indeterminate and require staking. The staking effort is well worth the reward of 20 plus beautiful orange beefsteak tomatoes. Harvest these boat shaped fruit when they reach a deep orange color, but are still slightly firm to the touch. Enjoy fresh or cooked in soups and sauces.
AAS Winners
Ruth –
I grew these tomatoes for the first time in 2020. We live near Ottawa Ontario. These tomatoes are very flavorful!! I had beautiful large smooth skin tomatoes right up until frost. At that time I picked them all and brought them into my house and we enjoyed them well into November. I will be growing them again and again!
Dave Hames –
Chef’s Choice Orange is my new favorite orange slicing tomato. It has heirloom flavor with hybrid vigor and productivity! The large tomatoes are meaty and flavorful with a nice balance of acid and sweet. It makes a great companion when served with the other varieties in the Chef’s Choice line of tomatoes.