Brandywine Black (Solanum lycopersicum)

Gardener	Cmorelan
Plant ID	24
Name	Brandywine Black
Species	lycopersicum
Location	South Bed - South Side
Date Planted	Feb 10, 2024
Seed Source	Tomato Fest
Category
Grow Method	Soil
Notes	Indeterminate purple/black; late (82 days) Brandywine, Black AKA Black Brandywine. Bred in the 1920s by Dr. Harold E. Martin (1888 -1959), a dentist turned plant breeder from Westown, PA, from a cross between Brandywine and Fejee Improved (a brown beefsteak) tomato. Seeds passed to seed collector, William Woys Weaver, of Pennsylvania by way of his Quaker grandfather, who got them from his friend Dr. Martin. Indeterminate plants that produce good yields of 10-16 oz., purple/black beefsteak tomatoes with rich, earthy complex, tomatoey sweet flavors. Superior for salads, salsa, sandwiches. and cooking.

	Action Apr 29, 2024		Plants were reaching the top of the floating row cover and starting to topple over without support. Winds have been picking up, so hesitant tolet them go completely uncovered. Pruned to single stem and put on string. Will try to keep row cover fabric on the outside (I put hooks on the inner part of the trellis so hopefully can keep them from the edges where they would get battered). Fingers crossed. forum

	Nutrients Apr 16, 2024		forum

	Observation Apr 16, 2024		forum

	Action Apr 7, 2024		Slight trimming of lower leaves forum

	Observation Apr 7, 2024		Pre-trim. Doing very well forum

	Observation Mar 25, 2024		forum

	Potting Up Mar 13, 2024		Biggest one so far. Planted in right garden bed on cool night. Adding floating row covers. forum

	Observation Mar 9, 2024		forum

	Observation Mar 9, 2024		Roots started reaching down to nutes (kratky) forum

	Nutrients Mar 5, 2024		Fox Farm Happy Frog week 1 in soil on 3/3/2024. Potted up to Kratky cup with General Hydroponics week 1 schedule on 3/4/2024 forum

	Potting Up Mar 5, 2024		forum

	Potting Up Mar 5, 2024		Potted up from seed tray (Tomato 2 + SoyBean) forum