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'Red Agate' Tomatoes |
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Paste
Main-Season
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Main-season, San Marzano type, paste tomato. Determinate plants bear deep red, pear-shaped 1 1/2- to 2-inch by 3 1/2-inch fruit. Tolerant to bacterial wilt.
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78
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.5 Stars)
Taste: (3.5 Stars)
Yield: (4.5 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 2
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 01/07/2008 by
Uncle John
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Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
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| I grow mainly heirloom tomatoes, but this is one hybrid I make an exception for. |
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Reviewed on 12/10/2004 by
scaffnet
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Massachusetts, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Good yield, firm fruit, tough skin resists boring insects and slugs when trailing on the ground, easy to grow organically. Our favorite paste tomato for many years. Could be a bit sweeter and it would be perfect! |
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