Rutgers Tomato – 10 Seeds
(Indeterminate Tomato)
R30.00
It is a classic heirloom tomato that grows to a hefty size with thick red flesh and a wonderful flavor. Good for fresh slicing, cooking, juicing, as well as for canning — an excellent all-purpose variety.
Indoor Sowing: Mid Winter and Late Winter.
Direct Sowing: Spring and Early Summer.
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🥕 Vegetable Quick Facts
Vegetable Info
- 🍽️ Culinary Use: Cooked / Baked / Dried fruit, Fried, Raw Eating, Salads, Salsas, Sauces
- 🥗 Edible Part: Fruit
- 😋 Flavor Profile: Sweet, Tangy
Growth Traits
- 🌱 Life Cycle: Annual
- 🌾 Plant Type: Herbaceous Annual
- 🪴 Growth Habit: Bushy
Growing Requirements
- 🌞 Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
- 💧 Water Needs: Avoid Overwatering, Regular Water
- ☀️ Growing Conditions: Frost Sensitive, Moderate Heat Tolerance, Not Cold Tolerant, Not Drought Tolerant
- 🟤 Soil Preference: Clay loam, Fertile, Humus-rich, pH 6.0 - 6.8, Sandy loam, Well-Drained
Rutgers Tomato is also known as the Jersey tomato or Rutgers Select. It was developed in 1934 by Rutgers University‘s New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and the Campbell Soup Company’s Riverton, New Jersey research facility.
It is a classic heirloom tomato that grows to a hefty size with thick red flesh and a wonderful flavor. Good for fresh slicing, cooking, juicing, as well as for canning — an excellent all-purpose variety.
Rutgers is proven to be highly productive. The large, red fruits have a thick flesh with superior flavor. Strong indeterminate vines yield a large initial crop followed by several flushes of fruit. Seldom has problems with cracking. Resistant to verticillium wilt (V), fusarium wilt (F), and alternaria stem canker (A).
Growing Rutgers Tomato
Indoor Sowing: Mid Winter and Late Winter.
Direct Sowing: Spring and Early Summer.
- Tomatoes require a long growing season, and are best started indoors 6 – 8 weeks before the anticipated transplanting date.
- For best results, surface sow Tomato Seeds in a well-drained, soil-less starting mix and cover with a thin layer of soil.
- Seeds require warm soil. The warmer the soil, the faster the germination.
- Keep soil moist, but not soggy while awaiting germination.
- Wait at least a week or two after the last frost before transplanting the seedlings.
- Tomatoes do better if the seedlings are planted deeper than they were grown in containers.
- Set them in the ground so that the soil level is just below the lowest leaves.
- Roots will form along the buried stem, establishing a stronger root system.
Can this plant be used for culinary purposes?
Rutgers Tomato is traditionally used for culinary purposes such as cooked / baked / dried fruit and fried.
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