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Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners is a citizen science program
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'Classica' Tomatoes |
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Sub-Category: |
Pear Main-Season
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Main-season pear tomato with Italian-type, large, red, thick-walled, firm fruit. Determinate plants.
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Days To Maturity: |
76 |
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Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.0 Stars)
Taste: (5.0 Stars)
Yield: (4.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 2
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 03/27/2008 by
WeedyWagner
- An intermediate gardener
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Yield
Ease
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Wake, North Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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Excellent tomato for sauce-making, with few seeds and little pulp. My main complaint with this, and most other plum tomatoes, is its susceptibility to blossom-end rot. Over half of the fruits from late July onward end up getting tossed in the woods. |
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Reviewed on 08/12/2004 by
russell
- An experienced gardener
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Ease
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Ontario, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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Excellent paste type with good flavor and firmness. Down side quite susceptable to septoria leafspot. |
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