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Fri, Apr 5, 13 at 18:48
| First year im planting these how big of a mater do these guys grow? |
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| I had a 32 oz Mr Stripey last yr..so bigger than a softball. Most on the garden forums dont like them tho because they are not prolific. I love the sweet taste and have grown them for many yrs. Sometimes I get a plant that doesnt produce a single tomato. I generally have several plants so it doesnt matter to me. |
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| The size would depend on which Mr. Stripey you have. There is one that was developed in the UK by Glasshouse Research (if I recall correctly) whose original or correct name is Tigerella. It is mostly red with yellow stripes and averages around 2-3 oz. The other is a beefsteak tomato from the United States and is mostly yellow with red stripes and it is usually at least a pound, with some much bigger as bigpinks says. I've linked to a Google image search below. In the first row, the first two tomatoes are the American Mr. Stripey, and the third one is Tigerella aka Mr. Stripey. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Google Image search for Mr. Stripey
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- Posted by WinslowsMom USDA 10 B (My Page) on Sat, Apr 6, 13 at 2:50
| Mine were tomato sized last year. About the size of a woman's fist. But boy were they delicious ! ! ! They were planted late last year when I shovel pruned a rose and needed something in that space, so production wasn't great and they had to fight with the weeds. But I planted three this year and am looking forward to them more than any of the others ! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Some old tomatoes
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- Posted by WinslowsMom USDA 10 B (My Page) on Sat, Apr 6, 13 at 2:53
| Here is one of my Mr. Stripeys, he is just in front of the vase. |
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| I grew one plant last year and got one tomato. It was a good tomato. Despite the really poor yields I just picked up a plant for this year. |
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