I recently purchased a pack of Burpee's "Brandywine Red" on an impulse buy at Target.
I knew going into this purchase that Burpee had been less than upfront about their seed labeling. Here are some of the things that I found on Burpee's website under the heirloom Tomato section:
- 3 Brandywine varieties: Pink, Red, and Red (PL)
- Photos are shared between Brandywine varieties in the catalog. Pink and Red have the exact same tomato close-up picture in the photo section, but Red's color balance has been adjusted to make the tomato look darker. Red and Red (PL) also share the same exact picture in their photo section. Could Burpee be selling the original Brandywine variety under three separate names to increase sales? I know that Carolyn will tell you that the real Brandywine Red is not a PL variety.
- I "learned" that Arkansas Traveler is a 100-year heirloom from the Ozark mountains. And here I thought Joe McFerran released this variety in 1971 at the U of Arkansas.
I guess all's fair in love, war, and...seed sales?
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