Pink Brandywine (Sudduth's Strain), Heirloom Tomato Seeds

Pink Brandywine (Sudduth’s Strain) — The Original Brandywine, Grown by the Amish Since the 1880s

Brandywine Pink (Sudduth’s Strain) is one of the most famous heirloom tomatoes in the world — and this is believed to be the original strain. This Amish variety has been grown in Pennsylvania since the 1880s, collected by Ben Quisenberry of Big Tomato Gardens from Dorris Sudduth Hill, whose family grew it for over 100 years. The Sudduth Strain is more pink than red, producing large beefsteak fruits that can reach up to 2 pounds, with wonderfully rich, intense, and deeply complex flavor that has made Brandywine the benchmark for heirloom tomato taste. Prolific potato-leaf plants commonly produce 25–30 fruits per season. Indeterminate, 80–90 days from transplant.

Why Grow Pink Brandywine (Sudduth’s)?

• The original Brandywine — Sudduth’s Strain, believed to be the true heirloom source
• Amish heritage since the 1880s — over 140 years of continuous cultivation
• Up to 2-pound pink fruits — large beefsteak with more pink than red
• Rich, intense, complex flavor — the benchmark for heirloom tomato taste
• 25–30 fruits per plant — prolific potato-leaf indeterminate vines
• Open-pollinated heirloom — save seed year after year

Growing Notes

Start indoors 6–8 weeks before last frost. Sow seeds ¼ inch deep in fertile, well-draining soil. Transplant outdoors 3 weeks after last frost date — plants tolerate no frost. Space 24–36 inches apart in full sun. Stake or cage indeterminate vines. Water consistently and deeply. Harvest when fruits are fully pink and give slightly to gentle pressure.

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