Mandurang Moon Tomato | Solanum lycopersicum | Certified Organic
Pale glowing orbs that defy every terrestrial challenge.
The Dwarf Tomato Project, a cooperative plant breeding venture between growers in the United States and Australia, has produced loads of new varieties in recent years. We adore this one for its small, tasty, gorgeously pale-coloured fruit and the plants' solid stature and disease resistance. Although the fruit are lunar white, Mandurang, a town in Australia, means "Black Cicada" in the indigenous language of the area. They are equally enjoyable under the constellations of either hemisphere. Great for growing in containers.
Dwarf habit, suitable for containers. Start seeds indoors in a warm location with plenty of light. Transplant outdoors after last spring frost, when seedlings are at least 5" high. Provide light staking to support plants at fruit set. Harvest when fruits are cream-coloured with a slight yellow blush and about 2" long ovals.
Days to Maturity 65 days from transplant
Planting Depth ¼"
Spacing in Row 18"
Spacing Between Rows 36"
Height at Maturity 48"
Width at Maturity 24"
Sun Preference Full Sun
Growth Habit Dwarf
Artwork by Sam Gray. Sam's work, an acrylic rendering on paper, captures the lunar luminosity of Mandurang Moon. The hand reaching upward suggests the role that human stewards play in shaping new plant varieties.
About Hudson Valley Seed Company
They are a values-driven seed company that practices and celebrates responsible seed production and stewardship. Hudson Valley are best known for their beautiful artist-design seed packs (Art Packs) that appeal to gardeners, gift buyers, and lovers of art and nature.
These Art Packs, most fundamentally, tell stories. Hudson Valley challenges artists to convey in a manner that is fully their own, the history and meaning of the seed variety contained in each pack. These stories were once integral to traditional societies-stories of seeds were often origin stories for entire communities and peoples, and the lore and beliefs that accumulated around seed varieties reflected the nearly familial way in which gardeners and farmers regarded their crops. Our society is, by and large, no longer connected to plants this way. But we like to think these Art Packs help to stitch our fragmented world back together: useful seeds, evocative art, both equally valuable to our experience of being human.