Mason Marvel, Ph.D Tomato, 0.08 g


Mason Marvel, Ph.D Tomato, 0.08 g




81 days (Indeterminate) [Introduced in 2020 by SESE]. Large pink beefsteak with great flavor and few seeds. In the 1950s, Dr. Mason Marvel was at West Virginia University, working as part of the breeding project that led to “West Virginia 63” tomato. WV heirlooms were collected, crossed with each other, then planted at a minimum security prison in an area known to have severe Late Blight. One of the results was this tomato! It was larger and more tender than the program was aiming for, so Dr. Marvel proceeded to select it on his own over the next 55 years. Dr. Marvel wrote in 2011, “I have grown it in Florida, Alabama, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and El Salvador, and it has done well everywhere I have grown it.” Pkt (0.08 g, ~25-30 seeds)
Pink & Pink-Red Tomatoes
Solanum lycopersicum
Please see Tomato Cultural Notes for growing information.
Codes refer to our Key to Tomato Disease Tolerance.
Packet: Seed size varies considerably; 0.16 g unless noted (about 40-83 seeds) sows 100 ft.