Tomato Availability

The Rediscover the Jersey Tomato program will have ‘Rutgers 250’, ‘Ramapo’, ‘Moreton’ and ‘KC-146’ tomato seeds and Jersey tomato T-shirts available on the What’s in Season from the Garden State website, starting in February. To receive an alert when the seeds are ready for sale and updates from the program, subscribe here. To see a description of these tomato varieties, click here.

If you want to order seeds before February, you can order ‘Rutgers 250’, ‘Ramapo’ or Moreton seeds from the following companies:

Rohrers Seeds: Rutgers 250 tomato and Ramapo tomato

Natural Gardening Company: Rutgers 250 (#2978) and Ramapo (#3008)

Harris Seeds: Moreton tomato

Home Gardening: May 2017 update

• Tomato SEEDS will be sold starting in February: NJ Farm Fresh
• Tomato PLANTS will be sold at several annual events:
  • Ag Field Day at Rutgers Day – April 29, 2017
  • Rutgers Gardens Plant Sale (see full listing at the Spring Flower Fair page) – May 12, 13, and 14, 2017
  • There is a listing of plant sales and retailers selling Rutgers tomato plants on What’s in Season from the Garden State (see bullet under What’s New).

Licensing Information

• Commercial Grower Information

Fruit Availability

• In New Jersey, tomato season spans from the beginning of July to the end of October.
• Visit the NJ Department of Agriculture’s Jersey Fresh website for a list of community farmers markets to find Jersey tomatoes.
• Check back for information about the Great Tomato Tasting of 2017 and other chances to try Rutgers tomato varieties!

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Source

What’s in Season from the Garden State