Mountain Merit™ Hybrid Slicing Tomato
Growing Mountain Merit™ Hybrid Slicing Tomato
‘Mountain Merit™’ is an award-winning hybrid tomato and 2014 All-America Selections Winner prized for its exceptional disease resistance and classic flavor. Smooth, slightly flattened deep red fruits average about 10 to 12 ounces and contain firm, juicy flesh with a satisfying sweet-acid balance.
Start ‘Mountain Merit™’ indoors for transplanting. Plant seeds about ¼ inch deep, space plants 18 to 24 inches apart, and grow in full sun. Compact determinate plants reach about 3 to 4 feet tall and are well suited to smaller gardens.
Ready to harvest in about 75 days, pick fruits once they reach full size and mature deep red color.
Firm, juicy, and dependable, ‘Mountain Merit™’ is excellent for slicing and sandwiches.
Start Indoors
¼ in.
3–4 Feet
Solanum lycopersicum