Tomato 'Candy Stripe'

Lycopersiconlycopersicum

Family
Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Lycopersicon (ly-koh-PER-see-kon)
Species
lycopersicum (ly-koh-PER-see-kum)
Synonym
Spacing
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
Sun Exposure
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Other Details
Seed Collecting
Full Sun
Fruit Shape
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Fruit Size
Fruit Colors
Growing Habit
Days to Maturity
Seed Type
Disease Resistance
Remove fleshy coating on seeds before storing
Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds
Ferment seeds before storing
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
Leaf Type
Flat/Oblate
Foliage Color
Large (over one pound)
Bloom Characteristics
Bicolor
Water Requirements
Where to Grow
Indeterminate
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

San Luis Obispo, California

Barbourville, Kentucky

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Gardener's Notes:

2
positives
1
neutral
0
negative
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San Luis Obispo, CA | August 2012 | positive

Candy Stripe is a large, late-season bi-color with a sweet, but very mild flavor. The yellow and red mottling look nice sliced, and it is...Read More

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College Park, MD | July 2007 | positive

I have never grown this variety, but I had a local farmer who sold it at the market. The fruit was big- very big- bold and bi-colored. It...Read More

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(Zone 7b) | January 2006 | neutral

Seed available from Mariseeds, her comments include...

"One to two pound yellow and red bi-color with great taste."

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