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Old March 25, 2013   #13
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Originally Posted by nnjjohn View Post
First off, I'm by no means a pro gardener,, but I tried rutgers and ramapo plants from two different nj nurseries last two seasons.. the first time, they grew about the sizes between rubber racket ball size many about the size of tennis ball and the larger just about baseball size.. .
Well-grown Ramapo tomatoes average between 7-12 ounces and I've had some up to 1.25#. Rutgers are consistently about tennis ball size, give or take a few ounces, and was the most popular tomato in the U.S. in the 40's and 50's.
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