No. 080 · heirloom
Marianna's Peace
Marianna's Peace is an indeterminate heirloom beefsteak with deep reddish pink fruit. It ripens in about 82 days.
Potato-leaf foliage
Flavor
Described as a rich, balanced sweet-acid flavor, judged best tasting in TomatoFest taste trials. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Origin
A pink potato-leaf beefsteak traced to seed from before World War II in what is now the Czech Republic, introduced in 2001 by Gary Ibsen of TomatoFest and named for his mother-in-law.
What it does well
- Large pink potato-leaf beefsteak with celebrated flavor
- Dense, meaty flesh
- High yields of one-pound fruit
Where it frustrates
- Late at over 80 days, marginal for short seasons
- Big fruit needs strong support and can crack
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.
- Late to ripen, past 80 days, so it wants a long warm season or a head start indoors.
- A moderate grow, no special tricks but worth steady attention.
- Wants real summer warmth and is slow to set when nights stay cool.
- Prone to cracking and splitting after wet spells.
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 Marianna's Peace determinate or indeterminate?
- Marianna's Peace 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 Marianna's Peace take to ripen?
- Marianna's Peace ripens in about 82 days from transplant. Late to ripen, past 80 days, so it wants a long warm season or a head start indoors.
- Is Marianna's Peace an heirloom or a hybrid?
- Marianna's Peace 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 Marianna's Peace?
- A close swap is Brandywine, but reportedly even richer, also a potato-leaf pink.
Sources
- Marianna's Peace Tomato (Heirloom, 85 Days) · Pinetree Garden Seeds
- Tomato, Marianna's Peace, Heirloom Tomato Seeds · Totally Tomatoes
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