Darkstar Tomato
Best disease-resistant beefsteak for gardeners seeking reliable, high-yield heirloom flavor.
Experience the exceptional Darkstar Tomato, a hybrid variety that beautifully blends heirloom flavor with modern hybrid uniformity and yield. These large, pleated beefsteak fruits boast a deep purple-red hue inside and out, offering a visually stunning and delicious addition to your garden. Vigorous, indeterminate plants produce continuously throughout the season, providing a bountiful harvest. The Darkstar Tomato is resistant to Late Blight and Verticillium Wilt, ensuring healthier plants and a more reliable crop. Perfect for slicing, this variety matures in approximately 70 days.
$35.85
Owner Satisfaction
4.6
/ 5
Category Rank
3177
/ 6090
#3177 in Seeds & Seed Tape
Price vs Category Average
+238%
Above average
Days to Maturity
70
/ days
Who it's for
- Short-season gardeners wanting an early harvest
- Culinary enthusiasts seeking balanced, rich tomato flavor
- Beginner growers needing disease-resistant, low-maintenance plants
Who should skip it
- Gardeners lacking space or time for structural support
- Home cooks preferring massive beefsteak-sized slices
- Busy growers unable to maintain consistent watering schedules
Performance breakdown
Disease Resistance
Strong defense against Late Blight and Verticillium Wilt ensures reliable harvests.
Flavor Profile
Successfully bridges the gap between heirloom complexity and modern hybrid consistency.
Yield Potential
Indeterminate growth habit provides a steady, season-long supply of beefsteak fruit.
Maturity Speed
Seventy-day window offers a quick turnaround for a large-fruited beefsteak variety.
Visual Appeal
Deep purple-red pigmentation makes for a striking addition to any garden.
Garden Versatility
Requires significant space and is not suitable for container gardening setups.
Key Specs
Days to Maturity
70 days
Botanical Name
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Seed Life
3 years
Minimum Germination Rate
80%
Seed Depth
0.635 cm
Soil pH Recommendation
5.5-7.0
Plant Spacing (Indeterminate)
60.96-91.44 cm apart
Row Spacing
91.44 cm
Features
- Heirloom flavor with hybrid uniformity
- Richly pigmented purple-red fruit
- Resistant to Late Blight and Verticillium Wilt
- Indeterminate vines for continuous harvest
- Large, pleated beefsteak fruit
- Excellent for slicing
- Hybrid variety for improved yield
- Matures in 70 days
What customers say
Customers consistently praise the Darkstar Tomato for its exceptional flavor quality, noting a rich, complex taste that elevates summer salads. Gardeners appreciate the plant's reliability and ease of growth. It produces heavy yields of large, uniform fruit, making it a dependable choice even in varied climates. The deep color and firm texture are frequently highlighted, confirming its status as a superior slicing tomato that performs well season after season.
Know before you buy
Indeterminate plants continue to grow, flower, and produce fruit throughout the entire growing season until the first frost. This means you will get a steady, continuous harvest rather than all the tomatoes ripening at once.
Because these are vigorous, indeterminate vines, you should space them 60.96 to 91.44 cm apart. Providing this distance ensures proper airflow, which helps keep the plants healthy and productive.
No, the Darkstar Tomato is not recommended for container gardening. These plants are large and vigorous, so they perform best when planted directly in the ground where they have ample space for their root systems.
This hybrid variety is specifically bred for resistance to Late Blight and Verticillium Wilt. These common soil-borne and airborne diseases can often devastate tomato crops, so this resistance provides a much more reliable harvest throughout the season.
With their large, pleated beefsteak shape and rich, heirloom-style flavor, these are ideal for slicing. They make an excellent addition to sandwiches, burgers, or fresh tomato salads where their deep purple-red color can really stand out.
When stored in a cool, dry place, these seeds have a life of approximately three years. To maintain the best results, ensure you keep them in an airtight container away from direct sunlight and moisture.
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