Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: Regional (Northeast, Southeast, Heartland)
Class: Tomato
Variety Name: Mountain Rouge F1
Genus: Solanum
Species: lycopersicum
Year: 2019
Common Name: Tomato
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Bejo Seeds Inc
Close Market Comparison: Damsel F1, Chef’s Choice Pink F1
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: Yes
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Indeterminate – requires staking
Plant Height: 4-6 feet
Plant Spread: 4 feet
Fruit Color (Harvest): Pink
Fruit Size: 4-5 inch
Fruit Shape: Beefsteak
Fruit Weight: 12-14 ounces
Fruit Flavor Description: Robust heirloom flavor with a brilliant balance of sweet and acid
Number of Fruits per Plant: 75
IN THE GARDEN
Garden Spacing: 4 feet
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 73
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: Late Blight, Root Knot Nematode, Verticillium, Fusarium
JUDGE'S OBSERVATION
- “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.”
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