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'Iron Lady' Tomatoes
 
Sub-Category: Standard
Main-Season
 
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Description: F1 hybrid. Main season standard slicer type developed by Cornell University in partnership with North Carolina State University (released in 2013). Determinate plants produce 5 ounce, 3 to 4 inch in diameter red fruit. Disease resistant variety. Resistance to late blight, early blight, Fusarium wilt (races 1 and 2) and Septoria leaf spot. About 75 days to maturity.
Days To Maturity: 75
Seed Sources: High Mowing Seed - updated in 2015

 
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Reviewed on 12/21/2015 by CCE Oneida County - An intermediate gardener

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Oneida, New York, 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

The seeds for these plants were provided to CCE by Cornell in conjunction with its Tomato Blight Education Project. We were very disappointed in this variety. Although we started with 7 plants, only 4 of them lived long enough to produce fruit. Of these, the plants were small and sparse, with only 5 or 6 branches; the fruit were often splotchy in colors of red, orange and yellow. The fruits also were small, often with a strange odor and flavor that was somewhat "soil like). We tried the tomatoes in salads and on sandwiches, and most of the comments were negative because of that. There was no indication of disease or pest activity, but they certainly were not attractive or productive. I don't think we would try to grow these again.
 




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