{"id":7473,"date":"2026-11-11T12:18:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=7473"},"modified":"2026-11-11T12:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:18:48","slug":"stripes-of-yore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/stripes-of-yore\/","title":{"rendered":"Stripes of Yore Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Stripes of Yore<\/strong> is an eye-popping indeterminate<\/strong> saladette bred by Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms)<\/strong>, featuring creamy yellow fruit splashed with deep anthocyanin purple-black shoulders, averaging 3.5-5 oz (100-150 g)<\/strong>. Gardeners in Zones 3 through 7 praise its stunning ornamental look and solid greenhouse vigor. Flavor reviews are polarized: some find it juicy, sweet, and complex, while others call it completely bland fresh. Interestingly, it turns out to be a surprising winner for whole-fruit canning, though pickling turns the purple shoulders completely yellow. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Really fell for this variety because of how gorgeous it looks. Yield was dead average, though wind snapped the main stem early in the season. I ended up hilling dirt around the break to force new roots, so that might’ve set it back, or maybe it just naturally produces like that. Honestly, varieties like this are mostly grown for eye candy anyway. Kept outdoors, the vine topped out around 3.5-4 ft (1.1-1.2 m). Fruits ran about 3.5-5 oz (100-150 g).
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Zhavoronok (Ekaterina) \u2b50 Pro Grower (3,619 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Here is the original breeder description: “Indeterminate. Round striped fruits, pale yellow with dark blue shoulders, good flavor, up to 5 oz (150 g).”
\nMine turned out striking, with that deep blue crown and a bright yellow base. Kept it in the greenhouse, standard indet vine, productivity was medium. A very juicy, tasty fruit. Most averaged around 3.5 oz (100 g), though a few grew larger. Keep in mind the lighting in the shot shifts the true coloring a bit.
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Grew mine out exposed to wind and full sun, and it definitely didn’t love those conditions. Barely threw any suckers and grew as a single stem. I’d definitely recommend running it as 2 or 3 stems, and if you are down South, give it some afternoon shade cloth since the foliage is on the sparser side. Overall, a really tasty and showy variety.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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LiliyaYa (Liliya) \u2b50 Moderator (11,777 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Saw photos of this tomato last season and fell head over heels! \ud83e\udd70 Huge shoutout to Katya (Zhavoronok) for sharing the seeds, bless her!
\nGrew it outdoors in garden beds. The vine got pretty tall, right around 6 ft (1.8 m). Absolutely loaded with fruit, and gorgeous to boot. Taste on mine came out sweet and tangy. The sweetness isn’t overwhelming, but definitely noticeable. It has its own unique flavor profile going on, not spicy or anything, just distinctive. Ripened right alongside Cream Icicle (Kremovaya Sosulka), and flavor-wise they felt fairly similar to me.
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Stunning variety. In my greenhouse, the vines shot past 6.5 ft (2 m). Fruits turned out very tasty, sweet, and plenty juicy.
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Gorgeous variety, fruits look just like little holiday ornaments. Yield was huge and kept producing right until the end. But fresh flavor was completely bland, just zero taste, no sweetness and no tang whatsoever. That was just my experience in my soil though, but I won’t be planting it again.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Well, out of the canning jar, it actually turned out surprisingly solid! Held together, skin didn’t split, tasted great, only thing is all that blue pigment vanished and they turned bright yellow in the brine.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage<\/h2>\n