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travis · March 7, 2011

Monte Verde is an open pollinated tomato from the North Carolina State University program where Dr. Randy Gardner was a tomato breeder.

Monte Verde is the result of a cross between Florida Dade and Summit, another NCSU tomato.

Monte Verde was popular with commercial tomato growers in southern Virginia, but the variety no longer is available as seed from Ferry-Morse, to whom it was first released, nor from Harris Moran seed company to whom it was released in 1997 as a PVP.

Monte Verde is a vigorous determinate with glossy red fruit hanging on a jointless pedicel under ample foliage cover. The unripened fruit has a dark green shoulder.

Monte Verde produces smooth fruit with small blossom scars and is notably resistant to cracking, weather checking and catfacing. The fruit size, color, quality and yield are similar to Colonial hybrid tomato, a variety that still is available, I suppose as a replacement if you are looking for a comparable variety.

I've seen reports that Monte Verde is quite susceptible to Early Blight.

I would be interested in where you found a source for Monte Verde, as I have not been able to find it at any commercial vendor.

However, now that I realize you've paired Monte Verde with Montserrat http://www.gourmandbreaks.com/blog/s...rrat-tomatoes/, a Spanish tomato, you probably are talking about an entirely different Monte Verde which may be why you spelled it Monteverde.

March 7, 2011	#11
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	Monte Verde is an open pollinated tomato from the North Carolina State University program where Dr. Randy Gardner was a tomato breeder. Monte Verde is the result of a cross between Florida Dade and Summit, another NCSU tomato. Monte Verde was popular with commercial tomato growers in southern Virginia, but the variety no longer is available as seed from Ferry-Morse, to whom it was first released, nor from Harris Moran seed company to whom it was released in 1997 as a PVP. Monte Verde is a vigorous determinate with glossy red fruit hanging on a jointless pedicel under ample foliage cover. The unripened fruit has a dark green shoulder. Monte Verde produces smooth fruit with small blossom scars and is notably resistant to cracking, weather checking and catfacing. The fruit size, color, quality and yield are similar to Colonial hybrid tomato, a variety that still is available, I suppose as a replacement if you are looking for a comparable variety. I've seen reports that Monte Verde is quite susceptible to Early Blight. I would be interested in where you found a source for Monte Verde, as I have not been able to find it at any commercial vendor. However, now that I realize you've paired Monte Verde with Montserrat http://www.gourmandbreaks.com/blog/s...rrat-tomatoes/, a Spanish tomato, you probably are talking about an entirely different Monte Verde which may be why you spelled it Monteverde. Last edited by travis; March 7, 2011 at 05:55 PM.