Rutgers tomato is a old time standard variety. Grown for its uniform shape and unique tangy flavor. A perfect fresh eating tomato or for home canning.Produces an intense, red colored, round tomato fruits on a strong vine. A highly productive, open pollinated heirloom. The legendary Jersey tomato, introduced in 1934, is a cross between J.T.D. (an old New Jersey variety from the Campbell Soup Co.) and Marglobe. Its flavor, both for slicing and cooking, is still unequaled. Red fruits are slightly flattened. Fresh Newly Harvested Seeds