AP Spotlight A kaleidoscope of oddball tomatoes to try as seed-starting season nears JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press Feb 20, 2026 Feb 20, 2026 Updated Apr 10, 2026 0 1 of 7 Cherokee purple tomatoes Adobe Stock Black Krim tomato Dale Thurber, Delectation of Tomatoes Black Beauty tomato  Dale Thurber, Delectation of Tomatoes Ananas Noire, aka Black Pineapple Dale Thurber, Delectation of Tomatoes Yellow Pear tomatoes Ian Atkins, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Voyager tomatoes Jessica Damiano Green Zebra tomato Dale Thurber, Delectation of Tomatoes Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press Seed-starting time is right around the corner, and that means it's time to think about tomatoes.kAmx 42? E9:?< @7 ?@ 36EE6C DF>>6C >62= E92? 2 E9:4< D=:46 @7 2 9@>68C@H? ~I962CE 36EH66? 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