📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vasya-Vasilek
- 🌍 Origin: A commercial variety from the Russian seed company “Siberian Garden” (SibSad). The name is an affectionate double-diminutive of the name Vasily and the cornflower (Vasilek).
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate. A sturdy, compact bush that grows to about 32 inches (80 cm) tall out in the open dirt.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Beautiful, red, oblate (flat-round) tomatoes with distinct ribbing/ruffles around the shoulders. They grow in clusters of 5-6 fruits, weighing between 5.3 and 11.3 oz (150-320 g).
- 👅 Flavor & Texture: Very highly rated for taste! It delivers a sweet flavor with a nice touch of acidity and a strong, old-fashioned tomato aroma. The flesh is very meaty and leans on the drier side, making it a fantastic dual-purpose tomato (great for slicing, but also perfect for making thick sauces or paste).
- 🛡️ Resilience: Growers note it is highly resistant to various diseases and general garden crud.
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Overall, I really liked this variety 🙂. True, the yield is just average, I would have loved to get more of these tasty, beautiful fruits off it. It was highly resistant to various diseases/crud (well, at least it was for me).
The bush was about 32 inches (80 cm) tall out in the open dirt. The trusses have 5-6 fruits each. They have a beautiful, slightly ruffled/ribbed oblate shape, weighing from 5.3 to 11.3 oz (150 to 320 grams). I absolutely loved the taste. Meaty, even a little on the dry side, sweet with a nice tartness, and a great tomato aroma.
The seeds were from SibSad, packed before 2010, but they germinated really well. I saved seeds from it. It’s definitely staying in my collection.
