{"id":6839,"date":"2026-10-31T17:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6839"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:30:08","slug":"mountain-princess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/mountain-princess\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Princess Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Mountain Princess<\/strong> is a determinate<\/strong>, compact bush<\/strong> heirloom originating from the Appalachian highlands of West Virginia (USA)<\/strong>. Bred for short-season mountain valleys, it is advertised as a dependable, early 4-8 oz red slicer. However, upland growers report heavy disappointment: vines proved exceptionally vulnerable to Late Blight<\/strong>, fruit set was erratic, and the tomatoes lacked essential acid, resulting in a dull, washed-out flavor that failed to hold up against robust cold-climate performers. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (Upland Microclimate Trial)<\/h2>\n
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An old-school American family heirloom. Catalogs always paint the dream picture: super early, bred for mountain conditions, productive, round to oblate, smooth, firm slicers for early market tables, compact bush habit, balanced sweet-tart taste. Lovely name. In short, the kind of catalog poetry written to make you drool and reach for your wallet.<\/p>\n

Well, reality check up here on our ridge, where everything flowers weeks behind the valley floor just 6 miles (10 km) down the road. It was definitely not early. Caught late blight at the drop of a hat. Fruit set was spotty, smaller fruit stayed round while the larger ones came out flattened. Color was a muddy, washed-out red, yield was pitiful, and there was zero acidity to speak of. Because of that, the flavor was a total flop, we rated it way below average. Sure, it is firm enough for market crates, but I am not risking my customer base on cardboard fruit. Even the late stragglers never developed any real taste.<\/p>\n

Bottom line: kicked to the curb. We run far too many varieties to waste space on underperformers. We already have reliable, proven early performers that deliver both on flavor and heavy tonnage: Uboynaya Sila (Overwhelming Force), Iyunskiy (June), and several newer cold-hardy varieties that blow this ancient American heirloom clean out of the water. And it had prime real estate too, sitting uncrowded in a sunny raised bed.<\/p>\n

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Full Summary: Heritage, Mountain Performance, and Flavor Flaws<\/h2>\n