Part of the fun of Mr. Stripey is the surprise at harvest time. Fruit varies in color, and the stripes become more prominent as the fruit ages. See the variation on these fruit from our trial garden.
Mr. Stripey Heirloom Tomato
- Light: Full sun
- Fruit size: 12 to 24 oz
- Matures: 80 days
- Plant spacing: 36 inches apart
- Plant size: 8 to 10 feet tall
- Plant type: Indeterminate
Heirloom. These huge, beefsteak-type red-and yellow fruits with a high sugar content are delicious and pretty to slice because of the bi-coloring. Although the variety is called Mr. Stripey, don’t expect perfect stripes. This is an heirloom and no two tomatoes are ever the same. The background color of the tomato is yellow to light orange, and the red often appears in little spots that align themselves in stripes radiating from the stem end of the fruit. Indeterminate vines produce through the season; they are vigorous, so use tall cages. Popular in the mid-South and beyond.
Resistant to late blight (LB).
Some Bonnie Plants varieties may not be available in your local area, due to different variables in certain regions. Also, if any variety is a limited, regional variety it will be noted on the pertinent variety page.
Mr. Stripey Heirloom Tomato is rated
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Rated 5 out of
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Krolik from
Amazing taste: Bought this at Home Depot (I live in Southern California) among bunch of other heirlooms this summer. It's absolutely the winner! The taste - oh, liquid honey!!! The sweetest tomato I have ever tasted. Zero acidity. I swear. That was important to me, since I can't eat regular tomatoes, as the acid totally eats my tongue away and makes it raw. The size of the tomatoes was enormous: I had to use extra wood props under the branches. Overall - amazing, good experience. Will plant more of them next year.
Date published: 2016-03-12
Rated 4 out of
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Nikki from
So far my Mr. Stripey is doing great. It's grown over 8 feet and has really traveled. We've had 2 ripe fruit so far, but there are more than 20 on the plant that are healthy looking and growing quickly. The taste is good, but the shelf life is short, so I would say eat it as soon as it comes off the vine or preserve in your preferred method right away. The flesh is softer than the Cherokee Purple and even softer than Romas but still very tasty in my opinion. We have a very small space so are growing the Mr Stripey and another beefsteak heirloom in a half wine barrel. They are both very healthy and producing a lot of fruit. I haven't decided if I will grow again next year just because they are so late to harvest. ? I may try another large heirloom variety.
Date published: 2015-08-04
Rated 2 out of
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Jim from
I purchased this as a small little plant about 5 weeks ago. It grew big and fast. That is the good news. The bad news is after dozens of flowers, many fasciated, I have just a single tomato growing. I have about 60 tomato plants in all and all but 4 are doing very well, so it is not my soil, treatment, etc... I researched this tomato some and found out that fasciated blooms is a common occurrence, as is low bearing fruit. I have experience with heirlooms. My black krims are trying to take over the yard they are so big and thick and yet this plant seems to have trouble developing any fruit at all.
Date published: 2015-07-06
Rated 4 out of
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Tonia from
beautiful plant: I am still awaiting my first ripe tom off this plant. I am in zone 7, sterling va, and have planted three of these in a community garden nearby. We had a cool, wet, spring and my other tomatoes (Beefsteak) got a serious case of early blight...these guys held off for almost another month before they got infected. However, they are blooming and yielding many tomatoes and as I fight the fungus they are holding up...I have already pulled the beefsteaks...looking forward to the first ripe one due to be picked any day now...
Date published: 2016-03-12
Rated 5 out of
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Ronald from
I love these tomatoes. Have grown them the past 5 years with mixed results. Finally broke the code. Flowers would drop off and fruit would crack. By adding bonemeal to my soil mixture stopped the flowers dropping. Maintain soil moisture stopped the cracking. Averaged 60 tomatoes per plant here in Northern California. Sweet and low acidity. My families favorite.
Date published: 2016-05-06
Rated 5 out of
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ALV1227 from
Don't skip this one
Since I grew this in a container in my city postage stamp yard, the tomatoes weren't huge, but I did get a decent yield of medium-sized fruit. Not as prone to cracking as some others I've grown. The taste is just fantastic. One of the best tasting tomatoes I've ever had. I look forward to when I have an actual yard with real soil to grow more of these!
Date published: 2017-04-10
Rated 3 out of
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GARed from
Did I get a dud?
I bought this plant at home depot and I just haven't been impressed. My tomatoes aren't striped like the picture. Some do have a bit of red on the bottom and yellow at the top, but most are just yellow colored. The flavor is ok, not as good as Park's Whopper and Cherokee Purple that I'm also growing this year. These tomatoes have cracked terribly and half the vine died. The surviving part of the vine has no blossoms and only a couple of small green fruits, so I pulled it out today and replaced it with a Matt's Wild Cherry that I've been growing in a pot.
Date published: 2017-07-17
Rated 1 out of
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Joyful Gardener from
Worried about Mr. Stripey
For years I have been growing/harvesting wonderful tomatoes of all varieties
with great success. This is my first experience with Mr. Stripey. After one month all plants are growing nice and healthy, all except Mr. Stripey. He seemed to start out well and was growing at the same rate as all other surrounding tomatoes. About one week ago his leaves began to curl and look dry even though this plant is being watered and cared for exactly as all my other heirlooms. This is the very first time I have a plant that is not happy in my garden. I've researched growing this specific type tomato and I've done everything suggested. I don't know what else to do. Apparently Mr. Stripey is not a good fit for my garden. Sadly I must give Mr. Stripey a rating of "poor".
Date published: 2017-07-03
