- Heirloom
- Beefsteak
- 85 (estimated) days to maturity (from transplant)
- Indeterminate
- Orange
Kellogg's Breakfast
Heirloom beefsteak from USA. Large orange beefsteak whose juice comes out the colour of breakfast juice. Ready in about 85 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 13, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Beefsteak 12–20 oz (340–570 g) · Flattened globe (estimated)
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Days to harvest
- 85 days (estimated) from transplant · Mid-late
- Plant height
- 6–8 ft (180–240 cm) (estimated) 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
- Challenging (estimated) 4/5
- Skin
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- Orange
- Interior
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- Orange
Plant size and habit
Tall · Indeterminate
6–8 ft (180–240 cm) (estimated) · Regular leaf
Kellogg's Breakfast 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 6–8 ft (180–240 cm).
Flavor
“Large orange beefsteak whose juice comes out the colour of breakfast juice.”
Growing calendar
85 (estimated) 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
- Juicing
- Heirloom classic
- High flavor
- Gift worthy
Origin
Kellogg's Breakfast takes its name from the colour of the juice, which comes out the orange of breakfast juice rather than tomato juice. The flesh is firm, growers describe the taste as anywhere from mild to excellent and sweet, and the fruit is large enough that a single slice covers a sandwich.
Sources
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All photos
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Kellogg's Breakfast tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover -
A truss of Kellogg's Breakfast tomatoes -
Kellogg's Breakfast tomato plant in a garden bed with ripe fruit on the vine -
A ripe Kellogg's Breakfast tomato held in a gardener's hand -
Freshly picked Kellogg's Breakfast tomatoes -
Kellogg's Breakfast tomato sliced in the kitchen
Questions
How do you grow a Kellogg's Breakfast plant?
A Kellogg's Breakfast plant grows 6–8 ft (180–240 cm) tall (estimated). 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 Kellogg's Breakfast take to mature?
Kellogg's Breakfast is ready in about 85 days from transplant.
Does Kellogg's Breakfast need staking?
Kellogg's Breakfast 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 6–8 ft (180–240 cm).
Can Kellogg's Breakfast be grown in a container?
Kellogg's Breakfast is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is Kellogg's Breakfast resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Kellogg's Breakfast.
