Paul Robeson Heirloom Tomato
50 Seeds
One of our new favorites! Paul Robeson's healthy, stout plants are good producers of beautiful, 6 to 10-ounce beefsteak tomatoes. Paul Robeson's deep purple fruit have better uniformity and more thorough shoulder ripening compared to other purple varieties we've tried, and the richly colored, flavorful tomatoes were a family favorite when taste-tested against more than a dozen varieties we grew in 2021. Harvests begin approximately 80 days from transplant. Each packet contains a minimum of 50 seeds.
One of our new favorites! Paul Robeson's healthy, stout plants are good producers of beautiful, 6 to 10-ounce beefsteak tomatoes. Paul Robeson's deep purple fruit have better uniformity and more thorough shoulder ripening compared to other purple varieties we've tried, and the richly colored, flavorful tomatoes were a family favorite when taste-tested against more than a dozen varieties we grew in 2021. Harvests begin approximately 80 days from transplant. Each packet contains a minimum of 50 seeds.
Customer Reviews
I grew 10 tomato varieties last year and Paul Robeson out performed all the others. It produced early and consistently all season. I share garden produce with others and this was also a favorite of theirs. Not only are they beautiful on the plate, they have tender skins and that rich, delicious tomato flavor that you dream of. Well worth the space in the garden.
I recently reviewed this tomato and I may have made a mistake. It's growing very bushy and much slower than I had anticipated but that was in comparison to tomatoes I've grown in the past outside. In my Aerogarden Farm 12 XL hydroponic garden it may just behave differently. It has finally grown a few inches more and there are tomatoes so I really feel bad about my previous review. I wish I could reverse the refund. I will certainly by more seeds in the future. I look forward to trying them all outside in May.
No worries, Brian. Gardening is full of surprises--that's what's makes it so fun! Wishing you a bountiful tomato harvest this year!
I bought several tomatoes from Threshseed in anticipation of gardening season so I was really glad to try one out when I bought the Aerogarden Farm 12 XL before regular garden season. I planted the Paul Robeson which is one of my favorite tomatoes. Turns out the tomato plant I got was a dwarf no taller than a foot high. It's got tomato blooms but they are likely cherry tomatoes. I suppose I should be glad that I know this before wasting my time in my outside garden. This is only one tomato among the seven I bought but it makes me nervous to plant the rest.
Hi Brian, thanks for your review. We don't produce or sell any dwarf tomato varieties, so it's not possible for the dwarfing to be caused by a seed mix-up. I wonder if this is a one-off genetic event or possibly some sort of interaction with the conditions in the aerobed. We will be issuing a refund for your Robeson tomatoes since we have a Satisfaction Guarantee, but I would still encourage you to try them outside. Paul Robeson is a really great variety!
