But proponents say that in the right conditions, the flavor tradeoff is worth every cat-faced wart on a beefsteak. For a tomato sandwich, one vegetable yields enough slices to truly cover four slices of bread. They're so tasty, they don't even need salt to be at their best. Among hybrids, 'Beefmaster Hybrid' is widely grown. This 1-pounder is resistant to common tomato diseases verticillium wilt, fusarium wilt, and root knot nematodes.
Plants bear fruit throughout the summer, though less at any one time than determinate types.
Tomato plant grows to a certain height and then stops. Plants need less support, but only bear fruit for about a month. Tomato plant grows larger than bush types, but smaller than true indeterminates. Plants require staking. An open-pollinated variety that was introduced at least 50 years ago.