Most gardeners put 2-3 seeds in each cell, but if you don’t have many seeds, just place one per cell. Using a seed dibber or your fingertip, carefully sow the seeds about a ¼ inch deep in the seed starting mix. The seed starting soil mix should be about a half inch from the top of each cell. Then water the whole tray to help the potting mix settle. Plant tomato seedsįill the seedling tray up with potting soil so the mix goes into all the cells. It’s best to wait until nighttime temperature lows are above 50☏ (10☌).
Green Zebra plants can be damaged at temperatures below 43☏ (6☌), and will certainly be killed by frost. Don’t put them outdoors until the threat of frost has passed. Tomato plants are very sensitive to cold. Tomato seeds are generally sown indoors in February-April, depending on the climate. Green Zebra tomatoes can be grown at home from seed or can be purchased as potted seedling plants from a plant nursery. If growing from seed, order your Green Zebra tomato seeds in the winter (or early spring) and plant them indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost in your area. Growing Green Zebra Tomatoes is quite similar to growing other types of indeterminate tomatoes with long vines.
GREEN ZEBRA TOMATO TURNING RED HOW TO
“The most complex, and often superbly delicious, varieties are those that retain their green coloring when fully ripe.” Epic Tomatoes: How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Time, by Craig LeHoullier How to plant Green Zebra tomatoes? You can pair it with other top-tasting varieties like Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Sungold (another modern introduction), and Black Krim for a colorful fresh salad. The Green Zebra is therefore a favorite of chefs and tomato lovers alike. While this tomato is a new variety (1983), it manages to retain the old-fashioned tomato aroma and enhance it with a subtle astringent freshness. Yet it is not overly acidic (as might be expected from a green tomato. The taste of this tomato is crisp and zingy – almost spicy. Green Zebra tomatoes are famous for their unique flavor profile combining a rich, creamy sweetness with a fresh, tangy bite. While the fruits are not overly heavy, the vines are large and require support to keep the tomatoes off the ground. Green Zebra plants produce best when given a support structure such as a vertical tomato stake and/or an outer support cage. Vines routinely grow to be 4-6 feet long (or longer). Green Zebra tomato plants are indeterminate with long vines typical of the variety’s heirloom tomato parentage. While refining the stripes, he discovered that a darker green stripe with a regular pattern accompanied a more interesting tangy flavor, which now defines the “Green Zebra.” The tomato is now offered by many different seed companies.” Something of a legend: An interview with Tom Wagner, by Jessamyn Tuttle, Grow Northwest (2012) The stripes were added later from a plant he found while visiting an experimental garden in Ames, Iowa.
GREEN ZEBRA TOMATO TURNING RED CRACK
“After hundreds of crosses, about a quarter of the resulting fruits were crack resistant, and he was getting a few yellow and green tomatoes in the mix. Ripe tomatoes don’t crack as easily as some other varieties. Green Zebra tomatoes are medium-sized globe-shaped tomatoes (1.5-2.5″ wide), with each fruit weighing 3-4 ounces (a quarter pound). This cultivar is also known for its complex taste, which combines a rich, creamy sweetness and a refreshing sharp/tart bite. Green Zebra tomatoes are known for their characteristic green peel with dark green stripes running from the stem down to the blossom end. “The early varieties out of breeding work with the striped gene….Green Zebra, Elberta Girl, Banana Legs (Banana Fingers) Schimmeig Stoo, Schimmeig Creg, Green Nails, Brown Derby (striped version) Green Bell Pepper, and a few others started quite a “diaspora” especially with my issuance of my TATER MATER SEED catalogs starting with the 1983 premiere” STRIPED tomato varieties bred by:(Tom Wagner), Tomatoville Forum, by Tom Wagner (Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator), (2013) The Green Zebra Tomato is now one of the most famous striped tomatoes and has inspired many other new striped tomato cultivars. The Green Zebra Tomato is open-pollinated, and although not yet old enough to be an heirloom tomato, it is termed “Heirloom by Descent”. Wagner used heirloom tomato cultivars to breed a new variety with a green peel, vertical stripes, and crack-resistant skin. The Green Zebra Tomato was introduced by tomato breeder Tom Wagner of Tater-Mater Seeds in 1983.
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