Price: $3.95
SKU: 3403144185 days, dwarf - The rugose, regular leaf plants of 'Gondwana Moon' are compact and reach about four feet in height. Its fruit weigh two to five ounces, are globe to slightly oblate in shape. Their color begins as a bright green turning a deep purple-black color and ripening to a bright yellow color. Mildly tart, very pleasant flavor.
'Gondwana Moon' was bred and named by Patrina Nuske-Small of NSW, Australia. It was released by the Victory Seed Company to the North American gardening public for the 2024 season.
Brand new limited release for 2024. Each packet contains approximately 20 seeds.
Goodness, is this plant prolific! I planted a couple of these, and they both grew beautifully. I pulled out one of the two, but one remains. In fact, it is now November 15, 2024, and I just TODAY picked more than a dozen ripe or nearly ripe fruits from one plant! See photos. There are still at least as many more nearly ripe on the plant, not to mention the dozens I picked earlier in the season. Of course the plant is not producing new fruit now, but those that are on the plant continue to ripen. We have had an unusually warm and dry fall so far, which could explain some of the late fruit. Those plants that are in very full sun are predominantly black. Those that are more shaded have more yellow to them. The flavor is somewhat tart, but not exceedingly so. Delicious in salad or sliced on a bagel. I plan to include at least one of these in my 2025 garden.
I'm not a fan of tart tomatoes, This one stayed kind of small and produced about a dozen fruits. They're tart and tasty and look really really cool with the purple/yellow coloration. I'm not a fan of tart tomatoes and preffer complex or sweet types.