Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato

Heirloom Green 🕐 85 days 🟡 Moderate

Flavor: sweet, spicy, complex

🎯 Best For

Green tomato lovers and adventurous cooks wanting enormous fruits with complex spicy-sweet flavor

About Aunt Ruby's German Green

Aunt Ruby's German Green is one of the finest green tomatoes, producing enormous fruits that stay green when ripe with amber-yellow flesh and a complex, spicy-sweet flavor. It was preserved by Ruby Arnold of Tennessee and represents an outstanding culinary tomato. Truly one of a kind.

Growing Tips

Harvest when fruits have a slight yellow-green blush and give gently. Don't wait for color — they stay green. Long season needs.

Health & Nutrition

Antioxidant RichHigh Fiber

Best Uses

fresh eatinggourmet dishessaladsshowpiece

Cooking Uses

FreshSaladsGourmet Dishes

Disease Resistance

None listed

Key: V=Verticillium, F=Fusarium, N=Nematode, T/TMV=Tobacco Mosaic Virus, A=Alternaria, LB=Late Blight

Climate Zones

Zone 5Zone 6Zone 7Zone 8Zone 9

USDA Hardiness Zones where this variety typically thrives.