West Virginia 63 Tomato Seeds

This tomato was one of the first late blight resistant tomatoes when developed by the WV Agricultural Experiment Station in 1963. Dr. Mannon Gallegly intercrossed rare wild tomatoes with commercial tomatoes to create the high disease resistance that this tomato holds. Sturdy compact plants are very reliable and fruits are medium sized meaty slicers (6-8 oz) with excellent complex flavor. Also resistant to fusarium wilt (race 1) and verticillium wilt. I shared these seeds with a family member who lives in rural Papua New Guinea where late blight has always killed any large tomatoes in the village before fruiting. This variety (and related variety Mountaineer Delight) held up to the disease, and now she and the natives in the village are enjoying large tomatoes for the first time! Indeterminate. 60-70 days from transplant to harvest. Seed produced in Morgantown, WV. Germination 99% 12-3-2023.