- Hybrid F1
- Beefsteak
- 75 days to maturity (from transplant)
- Indeterminate
- Pink
Brandy Boy
Hybrid F1 beefsteak from USA. A hybrid take on Brandywine's soft, tangy-sweet heirloom flesh, on a more compact and productive plant. Ready in about 75 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 17, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Beefsteak 13–14 oz (370–410 g) · Globe
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Days to harvest
- 75 days from transplant · Midseason
- Plant height
- 6–6½ ft (185–195 cm) Tall
- Spacing
- 24 × 35 in (60 × 90 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground
- Container growing
- Not suited to pots
- Difficulty
- Moderate (estimated) 3/5
- Skin
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- Pink
- Interior
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- Pink
Plant size and habit
Tall · Indeterminate
6–6½ ft (185–195 cm) · Regular leaf
Brandy Boy is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 6–6½ ft (185–195 cm).
Flavor
“A hybrid take on Brandywine's soft, tangy-sweet heirloom flesh, on a more compact and productive plant.”
Growing calendar
75 days from transplant Midseason
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 6–8 (estimated) weeks before your last frost date. Look up your last frost date by ZIP code →
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistances — protect this variety with good airflow and crop rotation.
Uses & tags
- Fresh & salads
- Slicing
- High flavor
- High yield
Origin
Brandy Boy is Burpee's hybrid answer to the Brandywine heirloom: bred to carry the same rich, tangy-sweet flavor and soft, thin-skinned texture, but on a tidier, more disease-resistant plant that sets fruit earlier and more heavily than the old open-pollinated strains.
Sources
Where to buy seeds
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Questions
How do you grow a Brandy Boy plant?
A Brandy Boy plant grows 6–6½ ft (185–195 cm) tall. Space plants 24 in (60 cm) apart in rows 35 in (90 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 7–14 days (estimated). It needs full sun.
How long does Brandy Boy take to mature?
Brandy Boy is ready in about 75 days from transplant.
Does Brandy Boy need staking?
Brandy Boy is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 6–6½ ft (185–195 cm).
Can Brandy Boy be grown in a container?
Brandy Boy is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is Brandy Boy resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Brandy Boy.
