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'Red Agate' Tomatoes
 
Sub-Category: Paste
Main-Season
 
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Description: 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.
Days To Maturity: 78
Seed Sources:
 
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Overall: (4.5 Stars)Overall
Taste: (3.5 Stars)Taste
Yield: (4.5 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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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.
 

Reviewed on 12/10/2004 by scaffnet - An experienced gardener

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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

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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