dcbooboobear's Tomato 'Green Zebra'

Green Zebra is a tomato cultivar with characteristic dark green and yellow stripes, although there are newer variations that blush a reddish color instead of yellow when ripe. It is slightly more tart than regular tomatoes, and it is an unusually early breed. Green Zebra was bred by Tom Wagner of Everett, Washington, and first introduced in his Tater-Mater Seed Catalog in 1983. Given its recent origins, it is not an heirloom tomato, despite often being mistakenly designated as one.

This is my first attempt at growing tomatoes in containers on my balcony. In mid-June I planted three varieties: Green Zebra, Carmello, and Window Box Roma. All were purchased as starter plants from White Flower Farms in Torrington Connecticut. They were a Husband’s Day gift from my husband.