Mountain Miracle XL Pink Hybrid Swarm Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Origin: Carbondale, Colorado

Improvement status: Cultivar

Seeds per packet: ~20

Germination tested 11/2023: 62% (Below standard)

Life cycle: Annual

Casey Piscura is a talented organic vegetable breeder and production farmer in Carbondale, Colorado. We are very excited to be offering four of his tomatoes that he has put through an extensive and rigorous selection process. From Casey:

“A true ‘Mountain Miracle,’ this large pink heirloom ["new heirloom"] is sure to become a backbone of your heirloom production. Early, productive and crack-resistant, this hybrid swarm is the product of many years of breeding by Wild Mountain Seeds at 6400’ in Carbondale, Colorado. These seeds perform equally well inside or outside of the greenhouse, and they demonstrate added vigor even when soil temperatures are still cold in the spring. Selection has focused heavily on flavor and I'm certain these genetics will have your customers coming back for these delicious heirlooms year after year. Selection for good immunologic response (disease resistance) and tolerance to light spring frosts are other benefits of these special seeds. The price of these seeds reflects the quality of the plants, which have outperformed other popular and expensive F1 hybrids in head-to-head testing.”

An important note on the price of these seeds: There is a lot of talk in the organic seed world about how to properly compensate for the vital work that small-scale, organic, open-pollinated plant breeders do. Because, of course, once a variety is released, another seed company can get ahold of it, grow it out, and sell it themselves. This is a complicated debate, but one way to put more money in the hands of breeders is to price unique seeds at a premium upon their initial release. Casey put years into the development of these seeds, and the reality is, once you buy them, you can save the seeds yourself and keep growing these varieties for years to come. We work with all of our seed growers and breeders to set prices that they believe will fairly compensate them — and we believe the price of these tomato seeds is fair for Casey, for us, and for you. Thanks.

GROWING TIPS: Start seeds indoors in March or early April, transplant outside after danger of last frost. Space plants 24-36 inches apart. They will benefit from a trellis or tomato cage. Full sun preferred.