🍅 Quick take: Debbie Blackburn is an indeterminate, mid-season variety that produces flawless pink beefsteaks. Growers highly praise its incredibly good, sweet flavor and meaty texture. The tomatoes are noted for being very uniform and blemish-free, keeping surprisingly well in storage. While it produces heavy yields in the greenhouse, high heat outdoors can sometimes lead to incomplete trusses. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-6 Experience)
Mid-season indeterminate variety, fruits are pink beefsteaks with an absolutely incredible flavor, leaning on the sweet side, weighing around 5.3-9.2 oz (150-260 g), meaty and relatively seedless. Really high-quality fruits — uniform, blemish-free, and they keep pretty well. Grew the vine in the greenhouse in a sunny spot, reached 6.2 ft (1.9 m) tall, the plant footprint isn’t very wide, and the yield was really good!
Here’s how my Debbie Blackburn turned out. Grew her outdoors in the dirt, and because of the heat the trusses weren’t fully loaded, so next time I’ll plant her under cover. Loved the taste, it was sweet with a nice little tartness.
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage
- 🌿 Plant: Indeterminate, mid-season. Reaches around 6.2 ft (1.9 m) in the greenhouse with a relatively narrow footprint. Produces very uniform, blemish-free pink beefsteaks weighing 5.3-9.2 oz (150-260 g).
- 📈 Yield: Highly productive in the greenhouse. When grown outdoors, extreme summer heat can cause blossom drop and result in incomplete trusses.
- 👅 Taste: Consistently praised for an excellent, sweet flavor balanced with a slight tartness. The texture is meaty with few seeds.
- 📦 Storage: Fruits are high quality and noted for keeping pretty well in storage.
- 🌎 Who Reviewed It: 2 growers shared their experiences, representing USDA Zones 4 and 6.
🍅 Have you grown Debbie Blackburn? Drop a comment below and share your zone! Did it handle the summer heat well for you, or did you experience blossom drop?
