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Striped German Tomato

Scientific name Solanum lycopersicum L.

About this variety

Striped German tomato seeds grow into indeterminate plants reaching 73–96 in, bearing mixed fruit about 1–2 lb. This slicing tomato is especially suited to fresh slicing, salads, and bicolor tomato displays. Maturity is 70-79 Days from transplanting.About Striped GermanStriped German is a slicing tomato grown as Solanum lycopersicum L. Plants have an indeterminate habit and reach 73–96 in;...

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25 minimum seeds per packet
Gardener experience

Easy to moderate

Germination difficulty

Easy to moderate

Germination time

6–12 Days at 75–90 °F seed-zone soil temperature

  • Germination
    6–12 Daysa seed-zone soil temperature of 75–90 °F
  • Maturity
    70-79 DaysCounted from transplanting under suitable conditions.
  • Sun
    Full sun
  • Support and spacing
    Cage recommended · space 30 in · rows 36 in
  • Growth habit
    Indeterminate · Annual · 73–96 in tall
  • Best use
    Fresh slicing, salads, and bicolor tomato displays
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When properly stored, planted, and cared for, we guarantee reasonable germination and true-to-type growth for one year from the date of purchase. Conditions outside our control—including extreme weather, pests, unsuitable storage, and gardener error—are excluded. Contact us when something is not right so we can review the situation and work toward a replacement, refund, or another fair resolution.

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What to expect from Striped German Tomato

Striped German tomato seeds produce mixed slicing tomato fruit about 1–2 lb on indeterminate plants reaching 73–96 in; maturity is 70-79 Days.

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Striped German tomato seeds grow into indeterminate plants reaching 73–96 in, bearing mixed fruit about 1–2 lb. This slicing tomato is especially suited to fresh slicing, salads, and bicolor tomato displays. Maturity is 70-79 Days from transplanting.

About Striped German

Striped German is a slicing tomato grown as Solanum lycopersicum L. Plants have an indeterminate habit and reach 73–96 in; support is listed as cage. The principal mature or market color is Mixed, with fruit described as about 1–2 lb. Reproductive classification: Open-Pollinated (OP). Maturity: 70-79 Days. Names associated with this variety include Tomato, Tomato Seeds - Indeterminate - Striped German Beefsteak.

  • Scientific name:Solanum lycopersicum L.
  • Life cycle:Annual
  • Planting season:Spring
  • Growth habit:Indeterminate
  • Plant height:73–96 in
  • Sunlight:Full sun
  • Seed depth:1/8 in
  • Germination:6–12 Days at 75–90 °F
  • Spacing:30 in between plants; 36 in between rows
  • Soil:Loamy; pH 6.0–6.5
  • Water:Moderate
  • Support:Cage
  • Reproductive type:Open-Pollinated (OP)
  • Fruit:Mixed; About 1–2 lb

History and seedkeeping context

Cornell records Striped German as a main-season tomato with red and yellow fruit and a bicolor interior. Striped German Beefsteak Tomato Seeds belongs to the long record of tomato selection that began with domestication in the Americas and continued through farmers, gardeners, public breeders, market growers, and seedkeepers. Where a precise breeder or family chain is not supported by a primary record, this page does not invent one.

The variety is described through observable fruit, plant habit, use, and the records kept by people who continue to grow it. Striped German is a main-season tomato with red and yellow exterior color and a bicolor interior.

Fruit, flavor, and kitchen use

Striped German is best for fresh slicing, salads, and bicolor tomato displays. The expected flavor is flavor varies by component cultivar, from bright and sweet to rich and savory. Fruit is described as mixed and about 1–2 lb. Use a tested current recipe for home canning; cultivar name alone does not establish safe acidity. Striped German is especially useful for fresh slicing, salads, and bicolor tomato displays. Flavor and eating quality are described as flavor varies by component cultivar, from bright and sweet to rich and savory. For home canning, use a tested current recipe; cultivar name, color, or perceived sweetness does not establish safe acidity.

How to grow Striped German

Start Striped German indoors about 6 to 8 weeks before the last expected frost. Sow 1/8 in deep in a warm, evenly moist seed-starting mix; expect 6–12 Days near 75–90 °F. Give seedlings strong light, move them into larger cells before they become root-bound, and harden them gradually before planting outside after frost danger.

Plant in full sun with loamy soil near pH 6.0–6.5. Space plants 30 in apart and rows 36 in apart. Maintain moderate moisture, mulch after the soil warms, and keep foliage off wet soil where possible. Set up cage at transplanting. The indeterminate plant reaches 73–96 in.

Season care

• Give Striped German strong light from emergence so seedlings remain stocky rather than stretched. • Install cage when transplanting; adding support after vines are large can damage roots and stems. • Water at the soil line and maintain even moisture to reduce cracking, blossom-end rot risk, and stress-related fruit problems. • Harvest when the fruit has reached its cultivar-specific color and gives slightly to gentle pressure; color alone can be misleading on green, purple, or striped varieties. • Use 70-79 Days as a planning range rather than a guaranteed calendar date; weather and transplant stress can shift first harvest.

Harvest and maturity

70-79 Days from transplanting under suitable conditions. Harvest when the cultivar-specific color has developed and the fruit gives slightly to gentle pressure; green-ripe, striped, purple, and dark cultivars require more than a simple red-color test.

Saving seed

Tomatoes are primarily self-pollinating, but occasional crossing can occur. To maintain Striped German, save seed from several healthy true-to-type plants and bag unopened flower clusters when extra isolation is needed. Allow labeled fruit to ripen fully, squeeze the seed and gel into a container, ferment briefly until the gel releases, rinse clean, and dry the seed in a thin labeled layer. Store the finished lot cool and dry with the year, source, plant count, and isolation notes.

Common questions

When is Striped German ready?

Plan around 70-79 Days. The listed range is a planning guide, and weather, transplant stress, and harvest stage can shift the actual date.

How long does germination take?

Expect 6–12 Days near 75–90 °F. Cooler media, excess water, old seed, or uneven moisture can delay emergence.

How large does it grow?

Expect about 73–96 in. Growth habit: Indeterminate. Support: Cage.

How is it used?

Fresh slicing, salads, and bicolor tomato displays

Can I save seed?

Tomatoes are primarily self-pollinating, but occasional crossing can occur.

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2 Light, site, and growing space
3 Soil, drainage, and soil testing
4 Water, mulch, support, and crop history
5 Harvest goals and experience
6 Seed-starting fit and patience

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Enter what you know about the garden. You can leave questions blank. The result will separate strong matches, planning needs, and reasons another tomato might be easier.

This planning tool uses broad regional frost windows, broad monthly temperature patterns, your own temperature entries when supplied, and the recorded product facts. It is not live weather or a guarantee. Local weather, microclimates, transplant health, soil conditions, and care can change the outcome.

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Recorded soil typeLoamy
Recorded pH range6.0–6.5
Water needsModerate
LightFull sun

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Complete growing and seedkeeping record

Starting and plantingSeed preparation, sowing, germination, transplanting, spacing, and early establishment
Start Striped German indoors about 6 to 8 weeks before the last expected frost. Sow 1/8 in deep in a warm, evenly moist seed-starting mix; expect 6–12 Days near 75–90 °F. Give seedlings strong light, move them into larger cells before they become root-bound, and harden them gradually before planting outside after frost danger.

Plant in full sun with loamy soil near pH 6.0–6.5. Space plants 30 in apart and rows 36 in apart. Maintain moderate moisture, mulch after the soil warms, and keep foliage off wet soil where possible. Set up cage at transplanting. The indeterminate plant reaches 73–96 in.
Season-long growing guideWater, fertility, support, weather response, pollination, containers, and care through maturity
Start Striped German indoors about 6 to 8 weeks before the last expected frost. Sow 1/8 in deep in a warm, evenly moist seed-starting mix; expect 6–12 Days near 75–90 °F. Give seedlings strong light, move them into larger cells before they become root-bound, and harden them gradually before planting outside after frost danger.

Plant in full sun with loamy soil near pH 6.0–6.5. Space plants 30 in apart and rows 36 in apart. Maintain moderate moisture, mulch after the soil warms, and keep foliage off wet soil where possible. Set up cage at transplanting. The indeterminate plant reaches 73–96 in.
Harvest, storage, and usesRecognizing maturity, harvesting cleanly, handling and storage, kitchen uses, and garden roles

Harvest and storage

Striped German is listed at 70-79 Days from transplanting under suitable conditions. Striped German is best for fresh slicing, salads, and bicolor tomato displays. The expected flavor is flavor varies by component cultivar, from bright and sweet to rich and savory. Fruit is described as mixed and about 1–2 lb. Use a tested current recipe for home canning; cultivar name alone does not establish safe acidity. Striped German is especially useful for fresh slicing, salads, and bicolor tomato displays. Flavor and eating quality are described as flavor varies by component cultivar, from bright and sweet to rich and savory. For home canning, use a tested current recipe; cultivar name, color, or perceived sweetness does not establish safe acidity. Tomatoes are primarily self-pollinating, but occasional crossing can occur. To maintain Striped German, save seed from several healthy true-to-type plants and bag unopened flower clusters when extra isolation is needed. Allow labeled fruit to ripen fully, squeeze the seed and gel into a container, ferment briefly until the gel releases, rinse clean, and dry the seed in a thin labeled layer. Store the finished lot cool and dry with the year, source, plant count, and isolation notes.

Uses and garden roles

Striped German is best for fresh slicing, salads, and bicolor tomato displays. The expected flavor is flavor varies by component cultivar, from bright and sweet to rich and savory. Fruit is described as mixed and about 1–2 lb. Use a tested current recipe for home canning; cultivar name alone does not establish safe acidity. Striped German is especially useful for fresh slicing, salads, and bicolor tomato displays. Flavor and eating quality are described as flavor varies by component cultivar, from bright and sweet to rich and savory. For home canning, use a tested current recipe; cultivar name, color, or perceived sweetness does not establish safe acidity.
Seed savingSelection, pollination, isolation, full maturity, cleaning, drying, labeling, and storage
Tomatoes are primarily self-pollinating, but occasional crossing can occur. To maintain Striped German, save seed from several healthy true-to-type plants and bag unopened flower clusters when extra isolation is needed. Allow labeled fruit to ripen fully, squeeze the seed and gel into a container, ferment briefly until the gel releases, rinse clean, and dry the seed in a thin labeled layer. Store the finished lot cool and dry with the year, source, plant count, and isolation notes.
Pests, diseases, and troubleshootingPrevention, diagnosis, environmental disorders, common damage, and first-response checks
Striped German can be affected by flea beetles, aphids, tomato hornworms, fruitworms, early blight, Septoria leaf spot, bacterial spot, cracking, catfacing, and blossom-end rot. Rotate crops, support plants for airflow, mulch to reduce soil splash, water at the root zone, remove badly diseased debris, and inspect plants regularly. Cultivar names and old catalog descriptions should not be treated as proof of disease resistance unless a specific resistance package is documented.
Frequently asked questionsDecision-focused answers that supplement the detailed guides above
Frequently Asked Questions - Striped German

When is Striped German ready?
Plan around 70-79 Days. The listed range is a planning guide, and weather, transplant stress, and harvest stage can shift the actual date.

How long does germination take?
Expect 6–12 Days near 75–90 °F. Cooler media, excess water, old seed, or uneven moisture can delay emergence.

How large does it grow?
Expect about 73–96 in. Growth habit: Indeterminate. Support: Cage.

How is it used?
Fresh slicing, salads, and bicolor tomato displays

Can I save seed?
Tomatoes are primarily self-pollinating, but occasional crossing can occur.
History and provenanceBotanical identity, cultivar history, regional or cultural context, uncertainty, and source records

Scientific name: Solanum lycopersicum L.

Common name: Slicing Tomato

Cultivar or variety: Striped German

Cornell records Striped German as a main-season tomato with red and yellow fruit and a bicolor interior. Striped German Beefsteak Tomato Seeds belongs to the long record of tomato selection that began with domestication in the Americas and continued through farmers, gardeners, public breeders, market growers, and seedkeepers. Where a precise breeder or family chain is not supported by a primary record, this page does not invent one. The variety is described through observable fruit, plant habit, use, and the records kept by people who continue to grow it. Striped German is a main-season tomato with red and yellow exterior color and a bicolor interior.

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