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Mountain Merit Tomato Plant

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- Spacing: 28 inches
- Days to Harvest: 75
- Production: Determinate
- At least 6–8 hours of sunlight
- Each 3-Inch Pot contains 1 Mountain Merit Tomato Plant

Plant Features

Mountain Merit tomatoes are garden toughies, prized for their firm, flavorful fruits that handle adversity well. This hybrid variety produces bright red tomatoes weighing 8 to 10 ounces, with smooth, sturdy skin that resists cracking—ideal for slicing into salads, sandwiches, or fresh eating. The flesh is juicy and meaty, offering a classic tomato flavor with a balanced taste.

Why choose Mountain Merit? This determinate plant grows to 3–4 feet, yielding a uniform crop through the season with exceptional disease resistance, including Fusarium, Verticillium, and Late Blight. It’s a top pick for gardeners wanting reliable tomatoes that stand up to challenges.

Grown naturally and pesticide-free, our Mountain Merit starter plants arrive healthy and ready to thrive in your garden. Nurtured for success, they ensure a dependable harvest of these quality tomatoes.

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Growing Guide
When to Plant	Transplant in frost-free weather, nights above 45°F (spring or late summer)
Soil Setup	Use loose, well-draining soil, pH 6.0–6.8, with compost or manure (fall prep ideal)
Watering Tips	Soak in-ground plants deeply 1–2 times weekly (unless rain suffices), keep leaves dry if evening; keep containers moist, up to twice daily in heat
Feeding Your Plants	Apply a balanced fertilizer or our recommended Espoma Tomato-tone at planting and every 3 weeks thereafter
Shaping & Support	Prune suckers (side shoots between stem and branches) if desired—it’s optional. Support plants with stakes or cages
Pest & Disease Control	Check for tomato hornworms (look for chewed leaves). Watch for blight or fungal issues, and treat with Serenade Garden Disease Control or copper fungicide if needed
When to Harvest	Skin yields slightly to finger pressure and fruit reaches its mature color
Storing Your Harvest	Store at room temp up to 1 week

Attribute name	Attribute value
Plant Characteristics
Plant Type	Hybrid; seeds do not breed true
Growth	Vigorous, 3–4 feet
Habit	Sprawling growth pattern - Low, wide spread
Foliage Color	Green leaves
Flower Type	Produces small, yellow, star-shaped flowers that typically grow in clusters; flowers are self-pollinating but may benefit from gentle shaking or pollinator activity to improve fruit set
Production Time	Fruit ripens in a 3-4 week window
Tomato Companions	Carrots loosen soil for tomato roots, chives improve flavor and repel pests, garlic bulbs and onions deter pests, marigolds block nematodes and other pests, and parsley attracts beneficial insects
Plant Use	Grown for food production
Disease Resistance	Cracking, Fusarium Wilt (F) Race 1, 2, and 3, Late Blight (LB), Nematode, Verticillium Wilt (V)

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Nice tomatoes

This plant produces nice sized tomatoes and also a lot of them. I bought this plant last year and it performed really well. I bought it again this year and I look forward to it's harvest

From SARMISTHA | May 19, 2022

Wonderful tomatoes

Best tomato plants I have ever grown. Loads of tomatoes.

From anonymous | September 10, 2020

Beautiful tomato plants

These two plants arrived in lovely condition. I've spent the week preparing them to go into the garden and am pleased to see that they have already grown some since arriving.

From Mary | May 03, 2020

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