Aunt Ruby's German Green

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, but achieving great Seed Savers popularity. They are, as the name implies, "green" tomatoes, which really means they are a greenish yellow when fully ripe, but are still tasty when picked early.

The Plant

This tomato cultivar is an indeterminate plant that produces large ()

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fruit of especially irregular shapes, in somewhere between 69 and 80 days. This fruit won the Heirloom Garden Show's taste test, in 2003.Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato
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The Plant

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