Hege German Pink Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Price: $2.95
SKU: 340397184 days, indeterminate - The regular leaf plants of 'Hege German Pink' produce fruit that are pink in color, oblate in shape, and weigh from five to twenty ounces each. They offer a very mild, classic, red cherry tomato-type flavor that would definitely compliment recipes that possessed strong, intense flavors. That is, recipes where the addition of tomatoes would not overpower the main flavor profile of the dish.
'Hege German Pink' was sent to us in early 2017 by Craig LeHoullier. Craig had received this old family heirloom variety in 2006 from one of his annual tomato plant customers by the name of Ron Simmons of Walnut Cove, North Carolina. Mr. Simmons told Craig that he purchased plants from a market grower from Welcome, North Carolina named Lacy Eugene Hege, Jr.[1] who was locally known as a master craftsman, tiller of the soil, and famous for his "German Pink Tomatoes."[2] Mr. Hege in turn had received the seed many years prior from a local elderly farmer.
When Craig sent them to us, he described it as a, "... family heirloom, regular leaf large pink, looks like 'German Johnson' but better flavored."[3]
'Hege German Pink' was sent to us in early 2017 by Craig LeHoullier. Craig had received this old family heirloom variety in 2006 from one of his annual tomato plant customers by the name of Ron Simmons of Walnut Cove, North Carolina. Mr. Simmons told Craig that he purchased plants from a market grower from Welcome, North Carolina named Lacy Eugene Hege, Jr.[1] who was locally known as a master craftsman, tiller of the soil, and famous for his "German Pink Tomatoes."[2] Mr. Hege in turn had received the seed many years prior from a local elderly farmer.
When Craig sent them to us, he described it as a, "... family heirloom, regular leaf large pink, looks like 'German Johnson' but better flavored."[3]
Fruit Color: Pink
Fruit Color: Purple
Harvest Timing: Main Crop / Mid-Season
Fruit Color: Purple
Harvest Timing: Main Crop / Mid-Season
Sow seeds indoors (do not direct sow into the garden), using sterile seed starting mix, 6 to 8 weeks before your last expected frost date. Plant 1/4" deep, water lightly but keep moist until emergence.
Full light and cooler temps (60° to 70°) will help to prevent the seedlings from becoming too leggy. If plants become rootbound before you can safely set them into the ground, transplant them into larger pots.
Harden off plants before planting outside. Young plants are very susceptible to frost and sunburn damage. Avoid too much nitrogen. Water evenly but not in excess.
Click here to view our full tomato growing guide.
Full light and cooler temps (60° to 70°) will help to prevent the seedlings from becoming too leggy. If plants become rootbound before you can safely set them into the ground, transplant them into larger pots.
Harden off plants before planting outside. Young plants are very susceptible to frost and sunburn damage. Avoid too much nitrogen. Water evenly but not in excess.
Click here to view our full tomato growing guide.
Informational References:
- "United States Social Security Death Index," Lacy Eugene Hege, Jr., b. 03 June 1921, d. 19 May 2008, Last Place of Residence: Lexington, Davidson Co., North Carolina.
- Obituary of L. E. Hege.
- Email correspondence between Mike Dunton and Craig LeHoullier.
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