Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato
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.