Having grown up in New Jersey with the Ramapo river just about in my backyard, Of course I grew both Rutgers and Ramapo tomatoes. I'm sure I grew more Rutgers as they were around longer. Introduced in 1934 it gained wide acceptance as a quality tomato.
In 1964 Rutgers hybrid F was introduced, with resistance to fusarium wilt. This was soon followed with Rutgers hybrid VF which had resistance to both fusarium and verticillium.
Dr. Bernard Pollack who introduced Rutgers hybrid F is the originator of Ramapo, which is a Rutgers type with both fusarium and verticillium resistance.
Both are thick-skinned, medium sized (8-9 oz) bright crimson fruits having strong growing vigorous vines. They are resistant to cracking and "BER". about 80 days to maturity.
Personally I think there are better tomatoes to grow but these are favored by many that like a medium-sized tomato. I believe Rutgers is now considered an heirloom tomato, not sure if Ramapo is. Enjoy!
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