Winner Type: Regional (Heartland)
Class: Tomato
Variety Name: Mountain Merit F1
Genus: Solanum
Species: lycopersicum
Year: 2014
Common Name: Tomato
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Produced and marketed by Bejo Seeds, Inc.
Close Market Comparison: Mountain Magic F1, Defiant F1, and Fletcher F1

Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: Yes

Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Bushy
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Fruit Color (Harvest): Dark red exterior and dark red interior
Fruit Shape: Round
Fruit Size: 3-3.5 inches
Fruit Weight: 10-12 ounces
Fruit Flavor Description: Good mild tomato flavor
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: About 45

Garden Spacing: 2 feet
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 117
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 75
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: Resistance to fusarium 123, verticillium, tomato spot wilt virus, late blight. Moderate resistance to early blight and nematodes.

Sow seed for transplants about 6 to 7 weeks before planning to set in garden. Plant ½ inch deep and provide 65-70ºF. When seedlings are 2 inches tall, transplant to 4 inch containers. Plant in garden 2 feet apart.