Mountain Merit Bush Tomato Seeds

This was my first season growing mountain merit tomatoes. I started the seeds indoors in a seed starting tray in February and transplanted them into raised garden beds in late March. I live in zone 9b, coastal California. It’s been a strange, foggy and kind of cool spring and summer. I have had much difficulty with tomatoes this year, many of which succumbed to fungal diseases due to the cool and foggy weather. However, mountain merit managed to withstand these challenges and produce wonderful tasting tomatoes. The yield thus far has been much smaller than an early girl or San Francisco Fog, but the taste is far superior in my opinion. It is perfectly sweet with a nice tomato acidity. The fruit of mountain merit is also a beautiful red color with a hint of rosey pink. I will definitely try this variety again next year, but plant a couple more to make up for the smaller yield.