Break O’ Day Tomato

85 days, indeterminate — ‘Break O’ Day’ produces small-leaved, open, spreading vines well supported by an extensive root system. The red fruit are large, smooth, meaty, and globular, similar to those of the ‘Marglobe’.

‘Break O’ Day’ is resistant to Fusarium wilt of vines and to nailhead rust of fruit. It is also slightly resistant to several blights, especially Septoria leaf spot and early blight. Moreover, it seems to be fully as resistant to blossom-end rot as the ‘Marglobe’. In many fields, ‘Break O’ Day’ and ‘Marglobe’ were practically free from blossom-end rot, while other varieties growing beside them were badly affected by it. ‘Break O’ Day’ also possesses some resistance to drought and other adverse weather conditions.^[1]

In their 1931 seed catalog, F. W. Bolgiano & Company stated:

W. Atlee Burpee’s 1932 seed catalog describes it as follows:

Dr. Carolyn Male describes it as being as productive as modern hybrids.^[4] ‘Break O’ Day’ originated from a cross between the ‘Marglobe’ and ‘Marvana’ made at the USDA’s greenhouses in Washington, D.C. in 1923 and was introduced commercially in 1931. Our stock was grown out from USDA accession number PI 270174. Each packet contains approximately 20 seeds.