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'Tigerella' Tomatoes |
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Standard
Early-Season
Heirloom
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Open pollinated. Early season standard type. Indeterminate plants produce small 2 inch fruit with red and orange stripes. Intended for greenhouse production though suitable for outdoors. About 55 to 75 days to maturity. Also known as 'Mr. Stripey', but should not be confused with the large, beefsteak variety also called 'Mr. Stripey' with known resistance to late blight.
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55-75
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| Seed Sources: |
Totally Tomato - updated in 2015
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - updated in 2015
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.2 Stars)
Taste: (3.2 Stars)
Yield: (4.5 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.2 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 6
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 07/19/2014 by
JMac62
- An experienced gardener
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Lake, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| An easy indeterminate tomato to grow. My Tigerella plants have bore fairly heavy yields of small tomatoes each year. Kids like the striping, and they look nice in a salad or where the skin can be appreciated. Otherwise, I don't care for them because they have little flesh and a lot of gel & seeds. |
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Reviewed on 09/08/2012 by
Ferdzy
- An intermediate gardener
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Ontario, Canada
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| It has been a few years since I grew this, so I am going by memory. As I recall, these were healthy, very productive plants. The tomatoes were very pretty, and the flavour was excellent. However, they were extremely juicy (watery even) and seedy. We though their best use was in making soup, where the seeds could be strained out and the flavour really shine. We have not grown them since; they are a bit of a novelty in spite of their good points. |
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Reviewed on 03/22/2012 by
Uriel
- An intermediate gardener
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Appanoose, Iowa, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| When picked mostly green and yellow with a touch of pink, these are the most delicious tomatoes ive ever had. they are amazing raw. They can quickly go overripe and turn mostly red and then that is what these low rating reviewers must have eaten, because they are basically rotten at that point. Pick them when they are yellow/green/pink striped and multicolored and firm.Tigerella are my fvorite tomatoes - and ive tried many! |
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Reviewed on 08/20/2011 by
endresult0710
- A novice gardener
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Orange, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Two star rating but only because the plant was loaded with tomatoes. The tomato had a lot of gel inside and the taste was aweful, in my opinion. I could not keep up with harvesting this tomato; however, I ended up pulling it out early because the taste was so horrible. If grown, pay attention to when the tomato turns ripe. If not picked right away, it splits vertically. |
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Reviewed on 12/16/2007 by
Oregon
- An experienced gardener
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Lane, Oregon, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| This is a very heavy producer. They are cute, however, very watery and seedy so they don't work for much else but fresh eating. |
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Reviewed on 12/02/2006 by
XylemPhloemCallie
- An experienced gardener
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Dallas, Texas, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Though my spring-planted Tigerella plants failed to produce many tomatoes before the heat arrived, my summer-seeded Tigerella plants EXPLODED with fruit in the fall all the way until our first hard frost. Each plant produced dozens and dozens of beautiful striped tomatoes. These tomatoes have a tangy flavor that makes them well-suited for dishes in which you want the tomato flavor to pop out. (They were delicious on BLT sandwiches!)
For photos of some of my Tigerella tomatoes that were plucked in the fall, visit my site: http://www.xylemandphloem.com.
ADVICE: Get these babies in the ground ASAP in the spring. They do NOT like heat. Or, seed them in mid-to-late summer for a fall bounty. |
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