Anyone grown these varieties?

[MrsC]

Hi,

Has anyone grown:

Tomato - Aunt Ruby's German Green (cordon) and Green Zebra (bush)?

Going to give them a go this year and was looking for any tips you may have thanks

[Flummery]

I grow Green Zebra every year - but I always grow it as a cordon. It matures quite a lot later than most of my toms but the flavour is well worth the wait. It has a mixtrue or sweetness and sharpness, had big fruits and they are particularly good halved and grilled. I think it's the only tomato I grow EVERY year!

[allotmentlady]

Green Zebra I grew that for the first time last year, lovely, Sorry I cannot offer you any advice I just grow them as normal.

[Snadger]

I grow Green Zebra every year - but I always grow it as a cordon. It matures quite a lot later than most of my toms but the flavour is well worth the wait. It has a mixtrue or sweetness and sharpness, had big fruits and they are particularly good halved and grilled. I think it's the only tomato I grow EVERY year!

Not a bad recommendation Flum......might give a few a try!

[Flummery]

Need any seeds? PM me if you do.

[cupcake]

How do you know when the Green Zebra are ripe? Thanks

[Flummery]

They go yellowish with green stripes - instead of greenish with dark green stripes!

[pigletwillie]

I have just got seeds for Aunt Judys green and will be growing them this year. They are apparently very prolific and tasty.

[MrsC]

Not sure when to start sowing, should I put some in now? They were brought back from the USA for me and the info is a bit vague, maybe not if you live in Sunny California, might try a cpl in the heated propagator

[Flummery]

I don't sow mine until end of Feb - early March but it depends on the conditions you can give them. I have a greenhouse but not heating so they don't go in there permanently till mid-May. It's a right faff tatting them about from the kitchen at night when the overnight temperatures are too low in the greenhouse, then back out each morning to the greenhouse to get the best light.

If you have a heated greenhouse it would be worth trying a few now, but I tend towards caution myself.

Good luck with them.

[MrsC]

I don't sow mine until end of Feb - early March but it depends on the conditions you can give them. I have a greenhouse but not heating so they don't go in there permanently till mid-May. It's a right faff tatting them about from the kitchen at night when the overnight temperatures are too low in the greenhouse, then back out each morning to the greenhouse to get the best light.

If you have a heated greenhouse it would be worth trying a few now, but I tend towards caution myself.

Good luck with them.

Thanks Flum, have an unheated greenhouse too, so might hold off sowing 'til Feb, would you recommend starting in a heated propagator?

[Flummery]

I don't have one - a lot of people swear by them though. I use a poly bag over a 3" pot on the windowsill. If you use a propagator though, do make sure you take them out AS SOON as they germinate or they'll go very leggy and weedy from the heat.