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Old 15-09-2009, 07:28 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Favorite Tomato

Oh well, it looks like no one gets the cookie this time ; )

It's a Rutgers Tomato!

The plant also had good yield and growth with all the fruits finishing up
nearly at the same time.

More on the Rutgers Tomato:

Rutgers is an old open pollenated variety that excells as a canning tomato
variety or as a slicer. It was originally developed by a Rutgers University
scientist named Lyman G. Schermerhorn in co-operation with the Campbell's
Soup Company in 1934. The Rutgers Tomato was developed by crossing Marglobe
with a variety called JTD.

As time went on, Rutgers became the most famous tomato worldwide and once
made up over 70% of the tomatoes being processed in the United States. The
Rutgers Tomato put the State of New Jersey on the map for tomato production
which at one time was the leading state in tomato production (today that
honor is held by California).

Due to its close association with New Jersey, the Rutgers Tomato was also
sometimes known as the Jersey Tomato.

Produces intense, red colored, round tomato fruits that grow on strong
vines. Rutgers is a popular variety that will easily supply the most Tomato
Hungry household with an abundance of tomatoes. After all these years, it is
still one of the best!

Of particular note, when NASA sent tomato seeds into space, the Rutger's
Tomato (supplied by Parks Seed Co.) was the variety they used in the Seeds
In Space program.