Ruth’s Perfect tomato
$4.00 – $10.00
(Lycopersicon esculentum)
This really is a perfect slicing tomato; not too large or small, excellent texture, just about unbeatable. Vines will get 6’/2 m tall, so a high yield is possible in a fairly small space, but trellising is important. Bred by Ruth Zinniker of East Troy, Wisconsin, one of the early biodynamic farmers in the United States.
Start indoors 7 weeks before last frost. Sow 1/2” deep; harden off for 10 days before transplanting. Prepare hole with manure and ground eggshell in the bottom, covered by a layer of soil. Set bush types 24” apart, vines 18” apart. Train vines up trellises.