🍅 Quick take: Rosedale is an American indeterminate, mid-season beefsteak distinguished by healthy potato-leaf (PL) foliage and moderate vine vigor. It yields colossal, oblate purple-pink fruits running from 11 to 21 oz (300-600 g) featuring distinctive high, ribbed shoulders. Outdoor garden trials in short-season zones prove it can size up massive, sweet, and deeply flavorful slicers without needing greenhouse protection. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)
A variety originating from the US. Moderate vigor indeterminate vine with potato-leaf foliage.
The fruits are oblate with pronounced, high shoulders: meaty beefsteaks of a dusky purple-pink hue with a lovely sweet flavor profile. Fruit weights ran between 11 and 21 oz (300-600 g).
I grew mine completely outdoors in open ground.
Edited November 1, 2022 by Natalya79
The fruits are oblate with pronounced, high shoulders: meaty beefsteaks of a dusky purple-pink hue with a lovely sweet flavor profile. Fruit weights ran between 11 and 21 oz (300-600 g).
I grew mine completely outdoors in open ground.
Edited November 1, 2022 by Natalya79
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage
- 🌿 Plant & Canopy: Indeterminate vine with manageable, moderate vigor and broad potato-leaf (PL) foliage. Well-suited for open garden beds where excessive vegetative sprawl needs to be kept in check. Mid-season maturity.
- 📈 Yield & Fruit Size: Consistently delivers heavyweight slicers weighing between 11 and 21 oz (300-600 g). The fruit structure is distinctly oblate with pronounced, raised shoulders.
- 👅 Taste & Texture: Classic dark heirloom profile: rich, aromatic, and distinctly sweet with dense, meaty slicing flesh.
- 🌎 Who Reviewed It: Field-tested outdoors in open ground in the Tula Region of Russia (USDA Zone 4), proving strong cold-region outdoor performance.
