open-pollinated
Striped German
Also sold as: Striped German Heirloom
Large West Virginia bicolour heirloom with golden-yellow fruit marbled red inside and out, excellent fruity flavour and a documented tendency to crack when allowed to over-ripen.
- Shape
- Oblate / flattened
- Fruit type
- Beefsteak
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 454 g (340–907 g)
- Days to maturity
- 79 days (78–80) from transplant
- Sweetness
- High
- Flavour intensity
- Very high
- Productivity
- Medium
- Cracking resistance
- Low
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- Containers
- Not for containers
- Support needed
- Substantial
- Growing notes
- Ohio State trial work specifically recommends harvesting at breaker/early-colour stage rather than leaving fruit to become overripe on the vine, because fully mature fruit became mushy and cracked. Strong stems can tear the skin during late harvest.
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