{"id":94,"date":"2026-08-17T14:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=94"},"modified":"2026-08-17T14:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:13:37","slug":"mr-stripey-tomato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/mr-stripey-tomato\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Stripey Tomato Review (Polosatiy Gospodin): Bi-Color Beefsteak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;94&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mr. Stripey Tomato Review (Polosatiy Gospodin): Bi-Color Beefsteak&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Mr. Stripey (Polosatiy Gospodin)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A world-famous heirloom known in Russia as <em>Polosatiy Gospodin<\/em>. <strong>Note:<\/strong> This is the large, bicolor beefsteak version of Mr. Stripey (not the small Tigerella-type salad tomato that sometimes shares the same name).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, tall and vigorous. Performs exceptionally well in a greenhouse, where it is typically pruned to 2 or 3 stems.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Massive flat-round beefsteaks. The skin is yellow\/gold with striking pink and red blushes and stripes. The interior is just as beautiful, featuring yellow flesh with heavy red\/pink marbling. Fruits easily reach 500-700 g (1.1 &#8211; 1.5 lbs).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> The flavor is the main reason this tomato is grown. It is incredibly sweet, fruity, and complex. One grower famously described it as leaving a lingering, gorgeous aftertaste &#8220;like a glass of very good cognac.&#8221; The texture is dense and meaty.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Pro Tips for Growing &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Like many giant bicolors, the yield can sometimes be slightly below average depending on the season. However, the unparalleled taste makes it a permanent resident in almost every garden it touches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,344 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Indeterminate. Fruits are flat-round, yellow with pink-red spots\/blushes, tasty, meaty, weighing up to 600-700 g (21-25 oz).<\/p>\n<p>I grew it in the greenhouse in 2 stems, yield is good. Seeds from Yaroslavna :thx:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/166-040914235934.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/thumb_166-040914235934.jpeg\" alt=\"Massive yellow and pink Mr Stripey beefsteak tomato on scale\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/166-040914235700.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/thumb_166-040914235700.jpeg\" alt=\"Mr Stripey tomato plant loaded with large bicolor fruit\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northern Yaroslavl Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A handsome variety! Tall in closed ground (greenhouse), can be formed into 2-3 stems, the fruits are mostly all large, weighing 500-700 g (1.1-1.5 lbs) with slight ribbing. The flesh is dense, with yellow-pink marbling on the cut, very worthy taste.<\/p>\n<p>This variety has taken up permanent residence in my collection.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/2\/318-131113010130.jpeg\" alt=\"Perfectly ripe Mr Stripey tomato showing red and yellow stripes\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Germany\/Luxembourg\/France Border<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Year 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The taste was rated a 5 (out of 5), but the yield did not satisfy us. Planted it again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/121\/2212-240516172124.jpeg\" alt=\"Mr Stripey bicolor tomato freshly harvested\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/121\/2212-240516172355.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful marbled interior of a Mr Stripey beefsteak\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Selyatinskiy (Ayub) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Newbie (5 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ve tried many varieties over my 6 years of tomato-mania&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I selected about twenty wonderful varieties for myself during this time, but&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>This year I planted Mr. Stripey (Polosatiy Gospodin) for the first time &#8211; A HUGE THANK YOU to Natalya Pavlovna for the seeds !!!<\/p>\n<p>To say it is tasty is an understatement: I would eat a tomato &#8211; and walk around for an hour or two with a gorgeous aftertaste, like after a glass of very good cognac!<\/p>\n<p>This is the first out of a hundred-plus varieties I&#8217;ve tried that will occupy a quarter of my greenhouse next year (the dimensions of which are 6 by 3.5 meters \/ 20&#215;11 ft).<\/p>\n<p>I am very surprised &#8211; how few reviews there are about it&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Sveta4476 (Sveta) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Enthusiast (95 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Rybinsk District, Yaroslavl Region (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A very tasty bi-color !!! I give all new varieties to my husband to taste, very often he says: &#8220;It&#8217;s a tomato like any tomato!&#8221;. When I gave him Mr. Stripey to taste, he asked why I hadn&#8217;t grown it before, he liked it very much!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Mr. Stripey (Polosatiy Gospodin) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A world-famous heirloom known in Russia as Polosatiy Gospodin. Note: This is the large, bicolor beefsteak version of Mr. Stripey (not the small Tigerella-type salad tomato that sometimes shares the same name). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, tall and vigorous. Performs exceptionally well in a greenhouse, where &#8230; <a title=\"Mr. Stripey Tomato Review (Polosatiy Gospodin): Bi-Color Beefsteak\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/mr-stripey-tomato\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mr. Stripey Tomato Review (Polosatiy Gospodin): Bi-Color Beefsteak\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94,1,66],"tags":[98,11,33,71,99],"class_list":["post-94","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heirloom-other","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-bicolor","tag-bicolor-beefsteak","tag-huge-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-sweet-tomato","tag-yellow-and-red-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions\/96"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}