Tomato 'Mr. Stripey'

Must be caged.

Mr. Stripey likes a position of full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Mr. Stripey is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Mr. Stripey requires a loamy soil with a ph of 5.5 - 7.5 - it grows best in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.2 inches (0.5 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 18°C / 64°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Mr. Stripey about 42 days before your last frost date.

Plant to first set of leaves to promote strong roots.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Mr. Stripey is a tender plant.

By our calculations, you should look at planting out Mr. Stripey about 7 days after your last frost date.

Ripe fruit will be yellow with red bottom striping up.

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid summer.

Heirloom from mid-Atlantic, came from seeds that Wayne Hilton, the former owner of TT, Shumway, Vt Bean Seed, etc., found in some place in GA.

Mister Stripey