Quick Summary of Siegel’s Dark Stripes
- 🌍 Origin: A beautiful dark striped heirloom variety. Known in Russian collections as Temnye Polosy Sigelya.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Performs very well in a greenhouse environment and responds nicely to being pruned to 2 stems.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Oblate (flattened) fruits with a striking red-brown/mahogany base covered in dark green stripes. Growers note they look very similar to the famous Chocolate Stripes variety, but are slightly smaller and more uniform, typically weighing around 200g (7 oz).
- 👅 Flavor & Texture: Highly praised for being extremely tasty, carrying that classic, rich flavor typical of dark/black tomatoes.
- 📈 Yield: A very productive and reliable yielder.
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Siegel’s Dark Stripes (Temnye Polosy Sigelya).
Indeterminate, grew in the greenhouse pruned to 2 stems, productive. The fruits look like the Chocolate Stripes variety, but smaller, around 200g (7 oz). They are very tasty and beautiful, oblate, red-brown with green stripes.
