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open-pollinated
Rutgers
Also sold as: Rutgers Tomato
Landmark 1934 Rutgers/NJAES red tomato from JTD × Marglobe, bred for balanced flavour, processing quality and dependable garden performance.
- Shape
- Oblate / flattened
- Fruit type
- Slicer
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 170 g (170–340 g)
- Days to maturity
- 74 days (73–75) from transplant
- Sweetness
- Medium
- Flavour intensity
- High
- Productivity
- High
- Cracking resistance
- High
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Growing advice
- Support needed
- Substantial
- Growing notes
- Use a trusted preservation strain if historical identity matters. The original line was not maintained continuously after the mid-20th century, so modern 'Rutgers' offerings can represent derivative selections.
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