Striped Stuffer is a stuffing tomato (Solanum lycopersicum): the 150–250 g fruit is red with golden-yellow stripes, hollow inside with thick walls. The packet holds 10 seeds.

Also known as: Tomato, Tamatar (Hindi), Thakkali (Tamil, Malayalam), Tamata (Telugu), Tomate (Spanish, French, German, Portuguese), Pomodoro (Italian), Domates (Turkish), Pomidor (Polish), Fanqie (Chinese).

Hollow fruit for stuffing

The hollow interior and thick walls let the fruit be filled and baked like a pepper.

• Habit: indeterminate, needs a stake or cage
• Fruit: 150–250 g, hollow, thick-walled
• Colour: red with golden-yellow stripes
• Flavour: mild and slightly tangy

Sow 3–6 mm deep in soil at 16–29 °C

Start seed indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost. Cover it with 3–6 mm of seed-starting mix and keep the soil at 16–29 °C. At 20–30 °C seedlings usually appear in 6–8 days (figure measured with seed sown about 12 mm deep). These are typical values for tomatoes as a species, not a test of this packet.

Planting out and support

Move plants outside after the last frost. Space them 60–90 cm apart in well-drained soil at pH 6.0–6.8 and at least 6–8 hours of direct sun. As an indeterminate variety it keeps growing and fruiting all season, so set a stake or cage at planting. The first ripe fruit comes about 75–85 days after transplanting, counted from planting out rather than from sowing.

What you get

The packet holds 10 seeds of Striped Stuffer. Tomato seed typically stays usable for 4 years or more when kept cool, dark and dry. We do not state a germination percentage for this packet.

FAQ

What fillings is it used for?

Rice, vegetable or meat fillings, after which the fruit is baked.

How long from sowing to the first ripe fruit?

Roughly 6–8 weeks of indoor growing before transplanting, then about 75–85 days after planting out.