- Heirloom
- Beefsteak
- 80 days to maturity (from transplant)
- Indeterminate
- Pink
Goliath
Heirloom beefsteak from USA. Pink heirloom beefsteak with large slicing fruit. Ready in about 80 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 9, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Beefsteak 10–16 oz (280–450 g) · Flattened globe
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Days to harvest
- 80 days from transplant · Mid-late
- Plant height
- 5–8 ft (150–240 cm) Tall
- Spacing
- 24 × 39 in (60 × 100 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground · Container
- Container growing
- Not suited to pots
- Difficulty
- Easy-moderate (estimated) 2/5
- Skin
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- Pink
- Interior
- Not recorded
Plant size and habit
Tall · Indeterminate
5–8 ft (150–240 cm) · Regular leaf
Goliath 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 5–8 ft (150–240 cm).
Flavor
“Pink heirloom beefsteak with large slicing fruit.”
Growing calendar
80 days from transplant Mid-late
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
- Heirloom classic
Origin
A pink-fruited heirloom beefsteak. Several unrelated commercial F1 hybrid lines are also sold under the Goliath name, so buyers should confirm which strain a given seed packet contains before assuming it matches this record.
Sources
Where to buy seeds
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Questions
How do you grow a Goliath plant?
A Goliath plant grows 5–8 ft (150–240 cm) tall. Space plants 24 in (60 cm) apart in rows 39 in (100 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 6–10 days (estimated). It needs full sun.
How long does Goliath take to mature?
Goliath is ready in about 80 days from transplant.
Does Goliath need staking?
Goliath 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 5–8 ft (150–240 cm).
Can Goliath be grown in a container?
Goliath is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is Goliath resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Goliath.
