Tomato
Tomato Green Zebra
Tomato Green Zebra: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
'Green Zebra' is a cultivar of Solanum lycopersicum, the tomato, in the nightshade family. Its name refers to stripes on the fruit. It belongs to tomatoes whose ripe colour remains predominantly green with yellow tones. It is therefore not simply a red tomato picked before reaching maturity.The fruits are round and small to medium in size, with darker green bands on a paler background. A yellowish tint appears between the stripes at ripeness. The flesh remains bright green and juicy. This combination of outer and inner colour is part of the cultivar's identity. Very firm fruit that is still uniformly green may not have reached the same stage.'Green Zebra' grows indeterminately and can develop long stems during the season. This tomato is trained as a cordon and suits greenhouse or outdoor growing when the climate allows. Green foliage is compound, with divided leaflets. Yellow star-shaped flowers precede trusses that may…
