Chef's Choice Bicolor is an AAS award-winning hybrid tomato that delivers the showstopper appearance and flavor serious gardeners crave. Its distinctive boat-shaped beefsteak fruits weigh 10 to 12 ounces and feature a striking bicolor pattern that makes each tomato look like it was designed for the dinner plate. Reaching maturity in 70 to 79 days from transplant, this indeterminate variety thrives in zones 2 through 11 and produces continuously throughout the season, making it reliable whether you're gardening in the cool north or warm south.

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This 2020 AAS winner produces large, impressively shaped beefsteak tomatoes with a beautiful bicolor appearance and substantial 10 to 12-ounce weight. The indeterminate growth habit means it continues flowering and fruiting all season long, rewarding patient staking with steady harvests. Chef's Choice Bicolor combines disease resistance to serious threats like Fusarium Wilt, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, and Anthracnose with the kind of reliable productivity that makes hybrid vigor worth planting.
Chef's Choice Bicolor excels as a slicing tomato, where its large size and striking appearance make each fruit a centerpiece on the plate. The substantial 10 to 12-ounce beefsteaks are ideal for sandwiches, salads, and fresh eating where the tomato itself becomes the focus of the dish rather than a supporting ingredient. Its boat-like shape holds up well to slicing and plating.
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Start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your last spring frost. Sow seeds at a shallow depth, keeping soil warm at 70 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit to encourage germination. Once seedlings develop true leaves, provide strong light and cooler temperatures (around 65 degrees) to prevent leggy growth.
Transplant outdoors after your last frost date when soil has warmed to at least 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Harden off seedlings by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days. Space plants 24 inches apart with 36 inches between rows, and consider burying the transplant slightly deeper than its container to encourage stronger root development.
Harvest Chef's Choice Bicolor tomatoes when they reach full color and yield slightly to gentle pressure at the blossom end. The fruits typically mature 70 to 79 days after transplanting. Pick tomatoes when they transition from firm and glossy to soft enough to give just slightly when squeezed, indicating peak sugar development. For maximum flavor, harvest in early morning after dew dries but before the day's heat intensifies.
As an indeterminate variety, Chef's Choice Bicolor benefits from selective pruning of suckers, the shoots that emerge in the crotch between the main stem and branches. Removing these lateral growth points directs energy into the main stem and fruit production rather than excessive foliage. Prune lower foliage once fruiting begins to improve air circulation and reduce disease pressure.
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“Chef's Choice Bicolor earned its 2020 All-America Selections award by demonstrating superior performance across diverse growing conditions and climates. As an F1 hybrid, it represents the intentional crossing of two parent varieties selected for complementary traits, combining vigor, disease resistance, and the distinctive bicolor fruit appearance that appeals to both home gardeners and market growers. The AAS designation signals that independent trials confirmed its reliability and garden performance across North America.”