A magnificent beefsteak tomato with an orange-yellow skin covered in rosy-red stripes, offering a mild, low-acidity flavour.

What I particularly enjoy about Big Orange Stripe is the contrast between its orange-yellow colour and rosy-red stripes, along with its mild and balanced flavour. Its large, flattened fruits have yellow-orange flesh streaked with red. Generally fleshy and juicy, the texture can also vary from fruit to fruit, sometimes developing a slight mealy quality reminiscent of watermelon.

Big Orange Stripe is an American heirloom variety. Its indeterminate plants with regular foliage produce beautiful fruits weighing up to 250 to 500 g. Harvest begins approximately 80 to 85 days after transplanting.

Every variety has its own personality. The best tomato isn’t the one that everyone likes, but the one that finds its place in your garden, your kitchen, and your habits.

You can share its seeds within your community: our seeds are reproducible.

Cultivate your preferences.

Flavor Profile

Mild & balanced

Sweet: ●●●◐○ | Tangy: ●●○○○ | Aromatic: ●●○○○

Intensity: Moderate |Texture: Fleshy and juicy, sometimes slightly mealy

Each flavor profile is based on my own observations in the garden and during tasting. The seeds come from tomatoes selected in my garden.

Technical Information

Uses: Salads, sandwiches, slicing and fresh eating
Type: Beefsteak
Colour: Orange-yellow with rosy-red stripes
Size: Large
Flesh: Yellow-orange, streaked with red, generally fleshy and juicy
Botanical Name: Solanum lycopersicum
Maturity: 80 to 85 days
Brix observed during my tastings: 5
Origin: United States (Kentucky), grown in my garden
Sowing: 5 mm deep, 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost
Hardening Off: Gradually before transplanting
Temperature: 24 to 32 °C for germination, then 16 to 20 °C

Full Sun | Indeterminate ↕ ± 180 to 200 cm | ↔ 60 cm | Sturdy stake

Discover its sisters in flavor or use among the recommended varieties.