| 60 days. This Italian cherry tomato takes "plate appeal" to new heights with herringbone-clusters of tiny, perfectly round fruit 1/2- to 3/4-ounce each. As they mature, the tomatoes turn from green to yellow to orange to red, beginning at one end of the cluster and continuing on, so that all colors are present at once for a grand mosaic of glittering beauty! With up to 17 fruits in a single cluster, and dozens of clusters open this short-internode plant, this is quite a sight in midsummer, at the height of fruiting! Mosaico Hybrid is highly disease-resistant as well as beautiful, so you will be able to harvest more of these yummy fruits than you might expect. It resists cracking (the big scourge of many cherry tomatoes!), spotted wilt, and fusarium wilt races 1 and 2. This means bigger crops, healthier foliage, and more carefree gardening! Perfect for salads and appetizers, these bite-sized fruits are sweet and meaty, with good holding ability. The plant is vigorous and open-habit, improving the air circulation around the fruit and making harvesting even easier. Don't let these tiny masterpieces escape you -- discover the fun of Mosaico this season! Start seeds indoors 5 to 6 weeks before the last frost date. Plant outdoors when danger of frost is past and night temperatures consistently remain above 55 degrees F. If an unexpected late frost is forecasted, protect young plants with plastic sheeting or other cover. Set plants 2 to 2 1/2 feet apart. Pkt is 10 seeds. |
