Quick Summary of Aunt Ruby’s German Green
- 🌍 Origin: A famous heirloom variety originating from Germany and popularized in the USA. Very popular among Russian growers as well.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) and generally well-behaved. However, it is highly dependent on sunlight and warmth to develop its best flavor.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large, oblate, green-when-ripe beefsteaks. They typically develop a yellowish or pinkish-brown blush on the blossom end when fully ripe. Can be prone to cracking on the vine if watering is inconsistent. Fruit sizes range from 150g (5 oz) up to massive 500g (1.1 lbs) specimens.
- 👅 Flavor: Highly variable depending on growing conditions. In full sun, it is praised as a sweet, juicy delicacy that melts in the mouth with a refreshing aftertaste. If grown in shade or cold, it can taste bland.
- ⏳ Maturity: Mid-to-late season. Growers in short-season/colder climates (like Siberia or the Urals) highly recommend growing it in a greenhouse and starting seeds early.
I grew it in 2014. Seeds were from tasha. The variety is tall (indeterminate) and mid-season. My fruits were more rounded, without noticeable ribbing near the stem, green with a pinkish-brown blush. They were prone to cracking on the vine. The weight was from 150 to 250 g (5 to 9 oz).
Edited October 31, 2017 by Drosera
Are they even edible? 😉 And how do they compare to other green-fruited varieties?
Because this year I liked all the green ones I grew (all 3 of them), each in their own way…
I’m thinking of expanding the green-fruited section of my garden.
They are tasty, but mine didn’t have that super-duper sweetness.
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Are they even edible? 😉 And how do they compare to other green-fruited varieties?
Sasha, I had such high hopes ✨ for this variety!
Average yield, large fruits. I pruned it to one and two stems.
It’s a mid-late season variety.
But the tomatoes turned out to be bland and the LEAST tasty of all the greens I’ve tried.
True, the bushes grew in the garden bed furthest from the sun (but Chocolate Stripe grew right next to it and was delicious!)
Irish Liqueur and Grub’s Mystery Green were much tastier.
And Boloto (Swamp) and Malachite Box (from last year) were too!
I really loved the variety! The bush is neat and well-behaved. It sets fruit very actively, right up until the frost. Very tasty, sweet, and not bland at all, unlike Boloto. I will definitely be growing it again.
In my greenhouse, this variety turned out very tasty, sweet, and juicy. The fruits were large, up to 500 grams (1.1 lbs). The variety showed mid-season ripening for me.
Edited January 29, 2017 by ilja
It’s a good variety. But it needs a lot of sun, and only then will it turn out tasty. It is a variety for the South, or for greenhouses if you are in a short-season climate (zone of risky agriculture). Sow seeds for transplants early.
A delicacy tomato! Beefsteak-type flesh, tender, melts in the mouth, with a balanced flavor and a refreshing note in the aftertaste.
An old family late-season heirloom from Germany. Indeterminate, large green fruits, oblate shape, perfect for salads.
