This is another forgotten Glecklers variety. This hardy, productive, good tasting tomato has beautiful round fruit that are about 100 g in size. Cluster-Mato was one of the few tomato varieties actually developed by the Glecklers seed company in the 1950s.
Here is the description of Cluster-Mato in the 1956 Glecklers catalog:
Our own extra early selection for staking or ground culture, for the first on the market. Extremely solid and meaty, large to medium in size, borne in generous successive clusters … Although slightly flattened in the first setting, becomes globular-shaped in the following clusters. The meaty interior, thick outer walls and tough skin resist cracking and bruising. Very mild in flavor, together with the juicy and meaty texture, present a real table treat. Delightfully smooth and free of blossom-end scars. Plants are very adaptable for staking and semi-open at ripening time. Cluster-Mato has a most notable characteristic of setting fruit in cooler temperatures than permissible with other extra early varieties.
Information from the USDA genebank indicates that Cluster-Mato’s ancestry includes a tomato variety from Afghanistan.
Our original seedstock came from Mandy’s Greenhouse in Tyndall, Manitoba.
How to Plant: Start seeds indoors 6 weeks before the last frost. Plant seed 5mm (¼ inch) deep. Transplant after the danger of frost has passed/later spring.
