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'Mountain Magic' Tomatoes |
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Cherry
Main-Season
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F1 hybrid. Main season cherry type. Indeterminate plants produce uniform, crack resistant, 2 ounce red fruits with a sweet flavor. Disease resistant variety. Resistance to late blight, early blight, Fusarium wilt and Verticillium wilt. 66 days to maturity.
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66
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| Seed Sources: |
Burpee Seeds - updated in 2015
Johnny's Selected Seeds - updated in 2015
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.1 Stars)
Taste: (3.5 Stars)
Yield: (4.8 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.8 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 8
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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 10/30/2022 by
Sahale
- An experienced gardener
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Seneca, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I grow this variety for the rich umami-filled flavor. The flavor is best on a sunny afternoon from fully ripe fruit. I have replaced Juliet with Mountain Magic. It can\'t be beat for that flavor. The fruit structure is solid enough that the fruit can get fully ripe on the vine and that is also when it picks easily.\r\n\r\nWhen production really comes on, a fresh tomato sauce will use what can\'t be eaten fresh. That sauce is on the sweet side of what I like in cooking. \r\nThe disease-resistance package makes this variety great for the home garden. Other varieties will fade in the late summer with early blight or depending on the weather. This is even late-blight resistant. \r\nThe main challenge with growing is the size. The plants want to get 7 or 8 feet tall, with a lot of tomatoes at the top. I still have not come up with a good way of managing that besides pinching vigorously at the top of the trellis. |
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Reviewed on 01/05/2022 by
Rachel Bowman-Abdi
- An intermediate gardener
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Very prolific, easy to grow, no cracking, beautiful tomatoes. They taste like tomatoes (in a good way—I mean not bland) and have a good firm-juicy texture. The skins were very thick in the heat of the summer. They got thinner as the weather cooled, but they were still a bit too thick for this to be a favorite tomato. The leaves were vigorous. The plant yielded from May until December. |
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Reviewed on 10/26/2020 by
RobertZ
- An experienced gardener
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Rockland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Extremely productive, solid texture with good taste. |
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Reviewed on 04/29/2018 by
containergardener
- An experienced gardener
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| If late blight is a problem, these cannot be beat. Extremely prolific and long-bearing. Good salad tomatoes. Good but not great flavor, 3+ or 4-. |
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Reviewed on 01/03/2015 by
klossoke
- An experienced gardener
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Howard, Maryland, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Very good overall, but too large for a cherry and too small for a salad tomato. Very good yield. |
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Reviewed on 12/06/2013 by
bstnh1
- An experienced gardener
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Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Grew these in 2013 because the previous 2 years my tomatoes were devastated with bight. These produced a heavy crop; no blight despite lots of rainy weather. They're small, under 2 inches mostly; good for salads; keep at room temperature very well; taste is ok, but not great; fairly firm, meaty tomato. |
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Reviewed on 09/04/2012 by
bing80537
- An experienced gardener
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Larimer, Colorado, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Crack resistance is provided by a very tough skin and drier flesh. Taste is mediocre. |
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Reviewed on 02/22/2011 by
Bob in PA
- An intermediate gardener
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Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I grew Mountain Magic in 2010 because Late Blight caused such a problem for me in 2009. Of course, none of my tomatoes had a problem with Late Blight in 2010. That being said, I intend to keep growing this variety, as I had good yields, and very little cracking. The tomatoes varied in size up to almost 2 inches, and tasted fine. |
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