Erica Vale Seeds - Tomato Pineapple Stripes Available Australia Wide When to sow Spring / Autumn Sowing Germination Easy Description: A large succulent fruit from the Marmande family. Grow these for their hint of pineapple flavour or just for a colourful quirky old fashioned fruit for salads or cooking. When to sow: Early crops can be started mid winter onwards but for eventual outdoor planting sow seeds some 6-8 weeks before the last expected frost in your area, then onwards periodically through the year.