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Late blight-resistant slicer.
Mountain Merit is an 8β10 oz., red slicer with an excellent disease package. Larger than Defiant PhR, though flavor is not quite as good. Mountain Merit’s disease package is well suited to all temperate regions, extending into the South. Determinate. AAS Regional (Heartland) winner.
Disease Resistance:
Fusarium Wilt races 1β3 (High)
Specs:
- Packet: 15 seeds
- Avg. 10,900 seeds/oz
| Size | Packet, 100 Seeds, 250 Seeds, 1,000 Seeds, 5,000 Seeds |
|---|---|
| SCIENTIFIC NAME | Solanum lycopersicum |
| DETERMINATE (Bush) | Varieties do not need pruning and may be grown with or without support; fruit ripens within a concentrated time period. |
| INDETERMINATE (Climbing) | Varieties should be staked, trellised, or caged, and pruned for best results; fruit ripens over an extended period. |
| CULTURE | Medium-rich soil with pH 6.0β6.8 preferred. Fertilize accurately since excess nitrogen causes rampant growth, rot, and delayed ripening. For short determinates, succession-plant every 4β6 weeks. Tomatoes typically germinate in 5β7 days. |
| TRANSPLANTING | Don't start too earlyβleggy, root-bound, or flowering transplants can cause stunting and reduce early production. About 5β6 weeks before transplanting, sow 1/4" deep in 20-row flats with 20 seeds/row, or in 200-cell trays with 1 seed/cell; lightly cover. Keep mix at 75β85Β°F (24β29Β°C) with moderate moisture. At first true leaf, pot-up to 50-cell trays or 4" pots, depending on expected transplant timing. Grow at constant 60β70Β°F (16β21Β°C) temp and use complete fertilizer until hardened-off. Supplemental lights and lower night temps control stretching. For earliest crop, plant under row cover around last frost date. Avoid exposing unprotected plants to consecutive nightly temperatures below 45Β°F (7Β°C). In rows 4β6' apart, space determinates 12β24" and indeterminates 24β36". Plant deeply to encourage adventitious rooting. Water seedlings with a high-phosphate fertilizer solution at planting to help boost early yields. |
| TRELLISING | Basket-weave by pounding 5β6' stakes every 2β3 plants, using heavier t-posts intermittently and at ends of beds. For tall indeterminates, consider short extensions or pruning once they outgrow a manageable size for easy harvest. |
| PRUNING | Indeterminates likely benefit by removing all suckers under the first strong branch directly below the first flower cluster. The lower bottom suckers often miss trellis supports, set fruit closer to soil, take energy from upper parts, and encourage spread of disease from soil. If needed later in season, consider thinning out leaves to increase airflow or topping plants to help finish ripening last fruits. |
| DISEASES & INSECT PESTS | Learn your common pests and options for control, including resistant cultivars and pesticides. Avoid wet leaves and handling when wet or using tobacco products. Manage plant debris and crop rotations. |
| HARVEST | Fruits ripen gradually from the blossom end to shoulders and from the base of clusters to the tips. Harvest softer fruit unstacked into shallow, padded trays. Use fully ripe fruit only for local retail or home-use. To deliver sound fruit, pick less ripe the further the distance and the longer the time between field and customer. Any fruit breaking color will still ripen post-harvest. Calyx can be removed or kept to prove freshness. If staking larger fruit with calyx on, consider trimming below shoulders when harvesting. |
| STORAGE | Store blemish-free, near-ripe fruit 4β7 days at room temperature in darkness. Store longer with proper variety selection, picking less-ripe, and keeping at cooler temperatures 45β60Β°F (7β16Β°C). Colder and picking too green will sacrifice end-quality. |
| DAYS TO MATURITY | From transplants. |
| TRANSPLANTS | Avg. 850 plants/1,000 seeds, 10,200 plants/oz. |
| SEED SPECS | Avg. 11,000β13,000 seeds/oz. |
| PACKET | 40 seeds, unless otherwise noted; plants about 60 feet. |
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