Rutgers Tomato, Organic

Developed for the canning industry; hearty tomato flavor and meaty texture.

High Mowing Organic Seeds - Bright red fruit with a small seed cavity and good color throughout, good for slicing or canning. Widely adapted and crack resistant. Developed in 1934 by Rutgers University in cooperation with Campbell's Soup for the New Jersey canning industry.

Characteristics: 

• Organic, non-GMO, and open-pollinated
• Indeterminate
• Resists cracking
• 6-8 oz
• Good disease resistance 
• 75 days 
• 1/10 gram

Instructions - Tomatoes are warm-season tender annuals. Tomatoes yield best in clay or loam soils that are well-drained and high in organic matter. They can tolerate acid soil as low as 5.5, but they prefer to grow in the 6.0-6.8 range. Days to maturity are from transplants. Start seeds 6-8 weeks before the planting date. 

Planting depth: 1/8-1/4" 

Plant spacing: for determinate varieties 12-18", for indeterminate 24-36"

Row Spacing: 4-6’ centers" 

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