TOMATO- GREEN ZEBRA, organic seed, heirloom
Solanum lycopersicum
A fascinating variety producing high yields of attractive 1½ - 2½" yellow - green fruits with dark green stripes. Tomatoes have the old fashioned sweet zingy tomato flavour and stay green when mature. Excellent for salads, sandwiches and sauces. Indeterminate, 75-80 days from transplant. Heirloom.A popular green fruited tomato, 'Green Zebra' has an in-built colour marker that produces yellow stripes indicating when it is ripe. Bred by the creator of hundreds of 'modern heirlooms', Tom Wagner. Firm, crack-resistant fruits have zingy flavour. It's early and the colour confuses the pest.
Sow in spring 1/16 inch deep. Germination takes around 6-14 days at 65-75F.
Transplant the seedlings when large enough to handle into 3 inch pots. Grow on under cooler conditions and when about 8 inches tall, either plant in their growing position in the greenhouse or gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions and plant out 18 inches apart in a warm and sunny spot in moist, fertile well drained soil and keep watered.
- Provide support and tie in regularly. Remove side shoots and restrict the plant to one main stem. In late summer remove the growing tip to hasten ripening.
Packet 10 seeds