Quick Summary of Chudo Sada (Garden Wonder)
- 🌍 Origin: A Russian heirloom variety prized by collectors. The name translates directly to “Garden Wonder” (or “Miracle of the Garden”). Some growers note a striking resemblance to the famous Minusinsk red flat-round heirlooms.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Vigorous, tall indeterminate. It can be a bit slow to get going in the early season, often setting fruit a bit later than others, but builds into a very powerful vine. Growers recommend pruning it strictly to 1 or 2 stems to maximize fruit size.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Bright red, oblate (flat-round) beefsteaks. This is a true giant variety—fruits routinely reach 400–700 g (14–25 oz), and the first fruits on the bottom trusses frequently approach or exceed the 1 kg (2.2 lbs) mark. The flesh is described as “solid meat.”
- 👅 Flavor & Texture: Highly rated. Sweet, meaty, and classic. Due to its dense flesh, it’s perfect for both slicing and making thick sauces or juices.
- ⏳ Maturity: Mid-late season. It needs a long, warm season or greenhouse protection to fully size up its massive fruits.
I grew this tomato in the greenhouse. Led it in 3-4 stems. The bushes grew vigorous, tall. It took a long time to get going; it only started setting fruit in July. The fruits are bright red, meaty, large, and tasty. I didn’t measure the weight of the fruits; I used a matchbox as a reference point. The seeds were shared by a forum member Galina from Krasnoyarsk (special thanks to you, Galochka 🌺).
Very tasty and large red tomatoes.
Seeds from Lena Danko.
All my tomatoes of this variety are simply huge, approaching 1 kg (2.2 lbs).. I am very satisfied with the variety, I love large and productive ones. Seeds from Popenko.
Very tasty, meaty, sweet 😋 😋 😋
Indeed, a miracle variety. The first fruits (2 per truss) were over 1 kg (2.2 lbs). And they turned out slightly ribbed. Then they were 600-700 g (21-25 oz), already without ribbing. I didn’t weigh all the tomatoes, there are still many hanging, but it will be no less than 10 kg (22 lbs) total yield. Picked 8 pieces. 11 pieces are still growing. I am leading it in 2 stems.
This one is for seeds.
This is the largest one.
To date, 19 pieces have been picked from the bush, the smallest being 511 g (18 oz). 4 pieces are still hanging, about 200 g (7 oz) each, and a few cherry-sized ovaries. What a variety!!!
I think it won’t be able to grow these last ones large; the stems at the top have already become thin, but I won’t fertilize it anymore.
I grew it in a glass greenhouse. Two bushes grew next to each other. The one in 2 stems produced three large fruits of about 500 g (17.5 oz) early on and then stalled. The one in 1 stem was in no hurry to turn red, but in total it formed 16 fruits of about 400 g (14 oz) each without any feeding. Good taste.
Photo from July 1st – further away – the one in 2 stems already has fruits turning red under the leaves, while the closer one in 1 stem is just plumping up.
In the heat, there were white veins inside, but not many. My conclusion is to lead it in 1 stem and feed it potassium.
A productive variety in any year.
These were my beauties.
Solid meat!
Seeds are from Irishka Garmoniya 🌺
And what about the taste of this variety?
Has anyone grown the ‘Minusinsky Red Flat-Round’ (for example, from Lyudmila Kislova), do you recognize ‘Chudo Sada’ in it?
A wonderful variety, indeterminate. Grew it in the greenhouse for two years, the tomatoes are red, very large 🍅, there were specimens reaching almost 1 kg (2.2 lbs), and very tasty! 👍 😋 Seeds from Popenko.
