Schimmeig Stoo is a striped tomato shaped like a bell pepper with a hollow cavern that can be stuffed with salad or with some savory filling, topped with cheese, and baked. The walls hold up, and while somewhat bland, it absorbs flavors and keeps it all together structurally in a gorgeous edible container. Tom Wagner of Tater Mater Seeds named it Striped Cavern in Manx, the language of his mother's father and released it in 1983. Super productive! Also known as Striped Cavern, and Get Stuffed Tomato. Days to maturity: 75 Seeds per pack: 25 Germination rate: 100% on 09/07/2022 Planting / harvesting notes Start seeds 6-8 weeks before the last frost and transplant into garden well after the danger of frost. We recommend you prune the suckers that form in the crotches of the branches by the main stem. Water tomatoes at the soil level, keeping the leaves dry. Seed keeping notes Tomatoes are generally self-pollinating, though we isolate different varieties by 35-50 feet, in hopes that flying insects will not cross pollinate them unexpectedly. Tomato seeds are ripe when the fruits are ready to eat! Cut the fruit at the equator and squeeze or scrape out seeds from each of the cavities. In a cup or bucket, add a little water (1/2" is probably plenty) to your seeds and pulp to keep them from drying out, and allow them to ferment away from direct sunlight. Ideally, you will stir the concoction every day for 3-5 days. In the end, add more water to fill the vessel, stir one final time, and allow to settle. Pour off the floating material and then strain the seeds through a strainer. Sometimes, you will need to add more water and pour off the floating material several times until the water is clear and you can see the seeds sunken at the bottom. Squeeze dry the strained seeds in a towel, and then lay out to dry on a labeled screen or paper product in a ventilated place away from direct sunlight for a week or two.
