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Old October 7, 2012   #9
coloken
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Redbaron, I will send the seeds off to you in a few days. I will PM you when i do.
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The description is a semi determinant with very strong vigor and huge regular green leaves. (Not the dark blue green as some varieties) Some of the leaves alone would get 2+ feet long during the peak growing season. The plants were bushy and it would grow 3 to 4 feet tall without staking just because of the many vigorous intertwined branches. (the main vine seldom got more than 4-6 feet long max but would partially lay over since we usually didn't stake them) Some of that vigor probably was the chicken manure and sheet mulching, but we grew other varieties too and the Rutgers always were more vigorous, even more than the hybrids. (Though not as long a main vine as the indeterminant type Rutgers)
I'd like to see one of those. I hope you can find them. My age and small space just about puts me out of the tomato tests any more but would like to grow one. .
KennyP
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