Make a bright tomato salad with fruit that stays green inside when ripe. Green Zebra brings striped yellow-green skin and a lively sweet-tart flavour to fresh plates, sandwiches and salsa.
Tomatoes for the kitchen
Green Zebra tomato seeds
Make a bright tomato salad with fruit that stays green inside when ripe. Green Zebra brings striped yellow-green skin and a lively sweet-tart flavour to fresh plates, sandwiches and salsa.
Type
Green-when-ripe slicer
Habit
Indeterminate vine
Maturity guide
About 75–80 days from transplant
Packet
15+ seeds
Why grow it?
Grow Green Zebra when you want a different colour and flavour on the cutting board. Slice it beside red tomatoes, add it to a sandwich or dice ripe fruit into a fresh salsa.
At a glance
Crop
Solanum lycopersicum
Colour
Yellow-green skin with darker green stripes; green flesh
Seed line
Open-pollinated variety developed by Tom Wagner
Support
Stake, cage or trellis
In the kitchen
- Tomato plates: Slice ripe fruit with contrasting tomato colours and fresh herbs.
- Sandwiches: Add slices just before serving for a juicy, tangy layer.
- Fresh salsa: Taste the tomatoes and adjust citrus and seasoning to your recipe.
Growing notes
- Start indoors: Sow about 6–8 weeks before your planned transplant date. Provide warmth and bright light.
- Transplant: Harden plants off and wait until frost risk has passed and the soil has warmed.
- Care: Support the vines, water consistently at soil level and leave space for airflow.
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Tomato seeds CanadaCommon questions
How do I know when Green Zebra is ripe?
Look for a yellow-gold blush between the darker stripes and a slight give when gently pressed. Green flesh is normal for ripe Green Zebra.
Is Green Zebra an old heirloom?
It is a modern open-pollinated variety developed by Tom Wagner. Open-pollinated describes the seed line; it does not automatically mean a variety is an old heirloom.
Will it ripen on a fixed date in Montreal?
No. The 75–80-day guide is counted from transplanting and varies with warmth, plant condition and the season. Start indoors and transplant after frost risk has passed.
The maturity range is a variety planning guide, not a guaranteed harvest date or a trial result for this seed lot.
Cook your harvest
Use your harvest in these recipes. Check the variety notes and substitutions in each recipe.
Follow the growing notes in the description and on your seed packet. Sowing time, temperature and harvest stage depend on the variety.
See the description for this variety’s kitchen uses and the harvest stage that suits your recipe.
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