2019 AAS Edible-Vegetable Winner
Tomato Mountain Rouge F1
A beautiful new pink tomato in the “Mountain” series has excellent flavor and a very robust disease package of verticillium, fusarium, nematodes, and Late Blight. Gardeners will enjoy a generous harvest of large, beefsteak tomatoes weighing 12-14 oz. that have a great tomato taste with just the right balance of acid and sugar. Indeterminate plants produce heavily in just 73 days from transplant and they do especially well in cooler climates. This fleshy tomato has minimal seeds and slices very well for true summer dining enjoyment.
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Plant Description
Genus:
Solanum
Species:
lycopersicum
Common Name:
Tomato
Plant Habit:
Indeterminate – requires staking
Plant Height:
4-6 feet
Plant Spread:
4 feet
Fruit Color (Harvest):
Pink
Fruit Shape:
Beefsteak
Fruit Weight:
12-14 ounces
Fruit Size:
4-5 inch
Fruit Flavor Description:
Robust heirloom flavor with a brilliant balance of sweet and acid
Foliage Color:
Green
Disease Resistances or Tolerances:
Late Blight, Root Knot Nematode, Verticillium, Fusarium
Breeder:
Bejo Seeds Inc
Close Market Comparison:
: Damsel F1, Chef's Choice Pink F1
Planting & Care
Garden Spacing:
4 feet
Days To Harvest (Transplant):
73
Duration Type:
Annual
Light Needs:
Full sun
Water Needs:
Normal
Season Type:
Warm season
Staking Required:
Yes
Judges Observations
- “Smooth fleshy texture with good juice. Pleasant flavor with good sweetness”
- “Superior in early blight and septoria resistance, Connecticut’s most common diseases.”
- “The entry was superior in flavor.”
- “Trial variety showed more disease resistance and higher yields.”
- “This entry is a beautiful tomato, with true pink color, balanced acid/low acid flavor, and is very fleshy with minimal seeds.”
- “What set the entry apart from the comparisons was the flavor. It had a nice, strong tomato taste with a good sugar to acid balance. The texture was also outstanding.”
Reviews
Franco –
I grow cherry, grape, paste and beefsteak type tomatoes and this is my top tasting variety and I have friends and family do blind taste test and this one wins every year. I no longer grow heirloom slicers due to this variety’s taste, production and how it looks