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'Russian 117' Tomatoes

Sub-Category:	None Main-Season Heirloom

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Main-season, standard oxheart heirloom. Indeterminate plants bear 1-pound or larger, red, heart-shaped, solid, meaty fruit with few seeds.
Days To Maturity:	90
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Rating Summary

Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 01/22/2008 by ant - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Logan, Illinois, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
I've grown this tomato for a couple of years now and it might be my very favorite. The flavor just suits my taste. I think it yields great for an oxheart tomato. They are late and take a break in setting fruit in the very hottest weather here but manage to set enough that I get more up until frost. The plants grow fine for me, it's just the heat break that reduces yield and my overall rating.

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