Mountaineer Delight Tomato, organic

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - Developed in  WVU 2017. In 1963, West Virginia U. professor Mannon Gallegly released West Virginia 63 tomato, one of the first tomatoes bred for Late Blight resistance. 50 years later, Gallegly and colleague Mahfuz Rahman used WV 63 tomato to breed two new, larger tomatoes, with disease resistance now including Septoria leaf spot! Larger red beefsteak, sweeter flavor than the original West Virginia 63 tomato. Great disease resistance, fruits hold well on the vine. Interdemenite

Characteristics: 

• Organic
• Interdemenite
• Excellent for sauce or fresh eating
• Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
• 77 days from transplant
• .16g ~40-80 Seeds

Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.

• Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost
• Germination 7-14 days
• Plant apart 24-36" 
• Plants need trellising or staking

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