Beefmaster tomato growinghow to grow giant tomato Beefmaster tomato require a minimal amount of care but there are pest and diseases that do hit the Beefmaste and there’s nothing that produces an abundance of tomatoes like the giant Beefmaster tomato. The Beefmaster doesn't require much more than one inch of water per week. They do not like wet feet so plant them in well-drained soil. Mulch the plants to keep the soil moist in the hot summer sun. Start watering your beefmaster tomatoes plants either late in the day or early in the morning. This reduces the stress on the beefmaster. Don’t water too late in the evening. You want the plants to dry thoroughly before night. Too many problems with fungus start when you continuously water tomatoes late in the evening. Water the plants deeply when you water. Make sure that you saturate the roots thoroughly.  The soil for the Beefmaster tomato hybrid needs composting and 10-10-10 fertilizer to produce the best crops. The tomato plants produce fruit even if the soil is not the best, but the plant is often weak and not as resistant to pests and disease. Although the Beefmaster plant are often resistant to gray leaf spot, crown wilt, root-knot nematodes, fusarium wilt and verticillium wilt the original Beefmaster is only resistant to verticillium wilt, fusarium wilt and nematodes. You still could have tobacco mosaic virus so be careful if you smoke. Make sure that you wash your hands after you have a cigarette before you handle the seedlings. While some people believe that handling tobacco product and then tomato plants won’t cause the transfer, there is enough evidence to take the extra precaution. Pest and disease Tomato spotted wilt is a problem more for the lower half of the US but it appeared as far north as New York. The symptoms appear on leaves, stems, petioles and the fruit. Depending on the stage of the beefmaster, the symptoms vary. Dark brown streaks appear on leaf petioles and stems and if the plants are young, the growth is limited. The plant tends to grow on just one side. Look for mottled fruit with a red and orange discoloration and raised light green rings if you suspect infection. The best method of control is prevention. Thrips live in weedy areas so keep your garden free from weeds. If you notice a plant with spotted wilt, remove it from the garden immediately. Spray the plants with light soapy water as a last ditch effort to take care of thrips. Alternaria (Early Blight) also resembles leaf spot except it has a leathery brown spot that starts at the calyx. It is a fungus and not a virus. If you suspect this disease, make sure that you keep the area clean, keep the plants well fed since it appears more frequently on stressed plants and keep the plant watered uniformly.
Pests of the Beefmaster are the Tomato fruitworm, tobacco budworm, tomato pinworm, vegetable leafminer, blister beetles, cabbage looper, Colorado potato beetle, flea beetles, hornworms (tomato worm), aphids, greenhouse whitefly, cutworm, stink bug and silverleaf whitefly. Companion planting is one method of prevention. In addition, beneficial insects act as predators to the pests. Again, good garden hygiene prevents many problems. Storing Harvesting and storing the beefmaster isn’t difficult. You can tell when they’re ripe because of the color. These tomatoes, because of their size, have the longest length of time to maturity. If you do find killing frost about to arrive, pick the immature fruit, wrap in newspaper and store in a paper sack in a cool area.  While the beefmaster tomato is best on sandwiches, you can easily freeze them for cooking. Core the center and freeze in plastic bags. When you’re ready to use them, run warm water over the outside and the skin slides off. Just plop them in your stew or chili and watch them melt into wonderful cooked tomatoes.
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