No. 027 · heirloom
Kellogg's Breakfast
Kellogg's Breakfast is an indeterminate heirloom beefsteak with deep carrot-orange fruit. It ripens in about 80 days.
Flavor
Described as sweeter than most beefsteaks while still carrying a deep true tomato taste, juicy and rich. As with every flavor note here, this is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Origin
A West Virginia heirloom preserved by Darrell Kellogg of Redford, Michigan, a railroad supervisor and seed saver, who received the seed from a friend; introduced to the Seed Savers Exchange in 1993.
What it does well
- Large, heavy orange beefsteak fruit
- Heavy and continuous yield for an heirloom
- Sweet flavor with classic tomato depth
Where it frustrates
- Needs a long season and tall, sturdy support up to 6 to 10 feet
- Mid to late season, slow to ripen
- Susceptible to the usual tomato diseases and pests
Growing it
- Indeterminate vine. It keeps growing and setting fruit right up to frost, so plan on a tall stake or cage and regular pruning through the season.
- Mid-season timing, ripening around 70 to 80 days from transplant.
- A moderate grow, no special tricks but worth steady attention.
- Wants real summer warmth and is slow to set when nights stay cool.
- One of our picks for the cold, short-season gardens of New England.
Disease resistance
An heirloom, sold without formal disease-resistance codes.
Why no hardiness zone?
Tomatoes are warm-season annuals, so variety choice comes down to days to maturity and your local frost dates.
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Common questions
- Is Kellogg's Breakfast determinate or indeterminate?
- Kellogg's Breakfast is an indeterminate variety. Indeterminate vine. It keeps growing and setting fruit right up to frost, so plan on a tall stake or cage and regular pruning through the season.
- How long does Kellogg's Breakfast take to ripen?
- Kellogg's Breakfast ripens in about 80 days from transplant. Mid-season timing, ripening around 70 to 80 days from transplant.
- Is Kellogg's Breakfast an heirloom or a hybrid?
- Kellogg's Breakfast is an heirloom, an open-pollinated variety with a documented history, so seed saved from it comes back true to type.
- What can I grow instead of Kellogg's Breakfast?
- A close swap is Pineapple, but bicolor yellow and red, and milder.
Sources
- Kelloggs Breakfast Tomato (Heirloom, 79 Days) · Pinetree Garden Seeds
- Tips for Growing Heirloom Kellogg's Breakfast Tomatoes · Gardener's Path
- Kellogg's Breakfast Tomato Information · Gardening Know How
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