🍅 Quick take: Hartsack Purple is an indeterminate, mid-season regular leaf slicer. It produces large, dark pink oblate beefsteaks known for their unique shimmering skin and meaty, juicy flesh with tiny seed cavities. Growers report very good, balanced flavor and solid yields, especially in a greenhouse where the vigorous vines will easily reach the roof by late fall. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4a Experience)
Indeterminate, mid-season tall slicer. Regular leaf. Produces large, dark pink oblate beefsteaks with this really cool sparkling skin. They are super meaty but juicy at the same time, with small seed cavities; absolutely gorgeous when you slice them open. Flavor is very good and nicely balanced. Grew this one in the greenhouse and got a solid yield.
Here are the last trusses hanging right up under the roof at the end of September:
Full Summary: Hartsack Purple
- 🌿 Plant: Indeterminate, mid-season tall vine. Regular leaf. Highly vigorous, easily reaching the roof of a greenhouse by late fall.
- 📈 Yield: Solid, reliable production when grown under cover.
- 👅 Taste: Very good, well-balanced flavor. The texture is a big selling point—meaty like a beefsteak but still plenty juicy, with exceptionally small seed cavities that make for a beautiful slice.
- 📦 Storage: Best used fresh as a high-quality slicer.
- 🌎 Who Reviewed It: 1 grower from Kostroma (USDA Zone 4a).
🍅 Have you grown Hartsack Purple? Drop a comment below and let us know if you noticed the sparkling skin on your tomatoes!
