"HEIRLOOM. 74 days. The legendary ""Jersey"" tomato, introduced in 1934, is a cross between J.T.D. (an old New Jersey variety from the Campbell Soup Co.) and Marglobe. Its flavor, both for slicing and cooking, is still unequaled. Red fruits are slightly flattened. Tall vines, fusarium resistant. Indeterminate"
Average Customer Rating:
3 out of 5
1 of 3 (33%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
You can find better heirlooms,
November 4, 2007 Submitted byLakeErieGarden from Lorain, OH
"I know Burpee knows their plants but they missed the mark saying this is "unequaled". Look, if you want a pretty good tasting tomato, this will beat almost every hybrid out there, but this does not at all compare to many of the other heirlooms out there."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
OH
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
Can't take the heat,
August 26, 2006 Submitted byPeewee from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Plant performance:
1
out of 5
Taste:
4
out of 5
Yield:
1
out of 5
"Rutgers did not do well this hot summer which had several 100+ days. The taste is good but the plant cannot take the heat nor produce as well as the hybrids. One of my Rutger plants produced only one ripe fruit.
BTW, my family has been growing Rutgers since the early days it was introduced. When he was young, my (now deceased) grandfather planted two acres of tomatoes as a cash crop every year and Rutgers was always one of the varieties he planted."
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
OK
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
