Details

• Solanum lycopersicum
• Open-Pollinated
• Heirloom
• Type: Indeterminate
• Shape: oblate beefsteak, sometimes with mild pleating
• Color: yellow, with orange & red blush; gets more red as it ripens further
  • the flesh inside is bright yellow with bursts of red and orange
• Maturity:
  • 85-95 days
  • late season
• Spacing: 24″ (Biointensive)
• Size: 10-16 oz
• Yield:
  • not heavy producers, but well-worth the garden space; see my results below
  • biointensive yields:
    • beginner: 100 lbs per 100 sq ft
    • advanced: 418 lbs per 100 sq ft
• Taste: “very sweet, fruity flavor and low acidity”
• Disease Resistance & Environmental Tolerance:
  • susceptible to fusarium & verticillium wilts, but they seem to hang on regardless
  • resistant to blossom end rot
  • still perform well in hot, dry climates:
    • From BountifulGardens.com: We can have temperatures in the 100’s but nighttime temps in the 50’s here, and Pinapple is one of the few to set fruit well in those conditions.
    • Most cold-hardy and drought-resistant large tomato we have seen, with fruits still ripening after a month of light frosts at night.
    • Doesn’t like rain or overhead watering–keep foliage dry. Strong vines support clusters of big fruit. Resistant to blossom-end rot as well.
    

    Pineapple tomato slices

    Notes:

    • these are my favorite beefsteaks – beautiful and best tasting

    Sources: (where to buy)

    • Seeds of Change
    • Territorial Seed Co
    • Bountiful Gardens

    Results from My Garden:

    SEASON	SOURCE	DATES	SPACING	PLANTS	MATURITY	YIELD PER PLANT		AVG SIZE	DISEASE
    2009	SoC Seed	3/5 > 4/16 > 5/7	12″x18″	2	?	1-2	?	Large
    2010	SoC Seed	3/5 > 5/7	18″x20″	6	95 days	5	2 lbs	7 oz
    2011	SoC Seed	3/5 > 4/2 > 4/23	18″x21″	4	113 days	13	4 lbs	5 oz	early blight? slight wilt
    2012	SoC Seed	2/19 > 4/16 > 5/14	18″x24″	4	89 days	5	2.7 lbs	9-10 oz	V and F
    2013	TSC start	5/13	21-24″	2 – 2 = 0	n/a	0	0	0	CTV (yanked on 7/4)
    2013-Grafted	TSC graft	5/13	21-24″	2	112 days	54	23.3 lbs	7 oz	powdery mildew?
    2014	SoC seed	3/9 > 4/16 > 5/10	24″	1	84 days	2	1.6 lbs	13 oz	V orF wilt early Sep
    2014-Grafted	TSC & DIY grafts (SoC seed on  TSC rootstock ‘SuperNatural’)	3/9 > 4/5 graft > 4/15 > 5/4	24″	2 -1 = 1	113 days	3	2 lbs	11 oz	DIY graft broke in windstorm
    2015-Grafted	SoC seed on  TSC rootstock ‘SuperNatural’				n/a	0	0	0	seedling was stunted to begin with – graft was successful, but it never grew well