A Hundred Poods (Sto Pudov) Tomato Review

Seeds from Aelita.

Mid-tall (1.0-1.2m / 3.3-4 ft), the bush is powerful and strong. The fruits are claimed to weigh up to 250 grams (8.8 oz), but on the first trusses they were larger than stated, which was a pleasant surprise. Meaty, tasty, beautiful. The taste has a hint of sweetness. My grandson absolutely loved them (I think because of their unusual shape). High yield, it produced fruit right up until the frosts (which happened in mid-September). Grew in open ground (outdoors).

In the greenhouse, 100 Pudov gets to be 1.5 – 2 meters (5-6.5 ft) tall.
The tomatoes are large, all weighing over 250g (8.8 oz). Many of mine cracked. Season 2012.

My Sto Pudov grew very tall. In spring they were under a temporary plastic cover, which I removed in mid-May, so they grew outdoors. But they were no less than 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) tall. By mid-July, they reached the top of the trellis (1.8m / 6 ft) and just hung down from it.

The one on the scale is kind of poor-looking, maybe it was just the very first one I photographed. The weight was consistently around 250-350g (8.8-12.3 oz).

They were the sweetest among all my red tomatoes; I really loved them for their taste and yield.

It seems I will be growing this variety every year—it’s showing excellent results for the second year in a row 👍

By mid-August, it manages to grow to nearly 3 meters (10 ft). The suckers “hide” themselves very well, and as a result, it ends up growing in 3-4 stems… Next year I’ll try to intentionally prune it to just a few stems right from the start.

Girls, is it a late-season variety?

Marina 111 said:
Girls, is it a late-season variety?

I sowed it on February 20th, and it turned out a bit late, which is exactly why it is so valuable! Today, I have massive green tomatoes hanging right over my head 👍 Thank you to Olya for such beauty and deliciousness! I will definitely keep planting it, just a little later so that it peaks right in the autumn.

Lora, mine all cracked. They cracked while they were still green, and even more so when ripe. But visually, the variety is beautiful and productive.

Zosya1 said:
Lora, mine all cracked. They cracked while they were still green…

Zoya, surprisingly, mine didn’t crack at all, even though I had other varieties that cracked mercilessly! And I watered them extremely heavily—every 2-3 days! Apparently, like any plant, it just found its sweet spot (the soil suited it, the location was right—by the way, it didn’t see much sun, it grew on the north side). The varieties that cracked but tasted good will go outside next year, but this one stays in the greenhouse so I have tomatoes in the autumn.

Tall. In the greenhouse, it was over 2.5 meters (8.2 ft). Outdoors, over 1.5 meters (5 ft). Productive. Didn’t crack.
Tasty, juicy. When the large fruits get overripe, there are some hollow spaces inside when cut, as seen in the photo. But the fruit is still not dry.
Great for salads, juice, and canning in slices.

2015 season. Over 2 meters (6.5 ft) tall, grown in 2 stems, yielded 29 fruits. Beautiful, productive, and late-season for me. Very few seeds at the bottom of the fruit, the rest is just pure meat.

It became my discovery of 2014 (seeds from Aelita). I really loved the taste, it was recognizable by its shape, and highly appreciated. Grown outdoors, reached about 2m (6.5 ft), high yield, started fruiting around the same time as my beloved De Barao. I couldn’t find seeds for last season, which I bitterly regretted. This year I got some from ‘Rastim’ (Ukraine), and the saleswoman from the seed shop where I first discovered the variety gave me a packet of expired Aelita seeds. The expired seeds had an 85% germination rate, so I’m waiting for the results. The Sto Pudov from Aelita and Rastim are planted separately, so I’ll report back in the autumn. I recommend it to everyone—I chased after these seeds like a fanatic!

Is Puzata Hata (Chubby Hut) not the exact same variety?

We got Puzata Hata in 2015 as an analog. But other than the shape, it didn’t remind me of it at all. Sto Pudov is much sweeter for our taste. That’s why we put so much effort into finding specifically Sto Pudov again.

There are so few reviews for this year, so I’ll stand up for it. It is one of the few varieties that has earned a permanent residence in my garden. Huge fruits, they store for a long time, and under the red skin hides dark pink flesh—dense, tasty, with a true classic tomato flavor. One downside is that it is mid-late, but in this hot summer, most of the fruits ripened perfectly.

irunchik said:
…so I’ll stand up for it. It is one of the few varieties…

Why do you need to stand up for it? It’s already a classic! 🙌
Personally, I’ve been planting it year after year. 😉

But this year I only planted it outdoors. It got heavily wiped out by late blight. It’s my own fault. I assigned it a spot that is shaded for half the day. Only one bush that was in the sun brought me joy. 👍

I’ve told myself so many times not to plant tomatoes in the shade. But no, greed. The area is small, so I try to squeeze things in. I should have just planted greens there…

This year I planted both Sto Pudov and Puzata Hata. Very tasty, productive. They differ very little from each other. They are late varieties; for our area, they only fully ripened at the end of August.

I have nothing to report about my Sto Pudov comparison this year… They drowned (got wiped out by disease due to rain), just like all the others. Two bushes survived and started to revive at the end of summer, even setting a couple of fruits that showed the characteristic shape, but what’s the point…

Planted for the first year. Seeds from Olya O-lya-lya.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
Very productive, liked the taste. Not particularly sweet, but there was no acidity either. Dense, meaty.
Grew in the greenhouse. Everyone liked them: their height, rare need for pruning (suckering), and yield.
I will definitely repeat it.

Out of similar varieties planted this season (Aurea, Cuneo), I liked this one the best for taste. There were almost no seeds at all, literally just a few. It didn’t crack for me. It ripens very well indoors and can sit for a while without losing quality. I am very happy with this variety. Huge thanks for the seeds to our Oksana-cat 2008!

Third year – absolutely unrivaled 👍

In 2017 I planted it for the first time.
Seeds from Aelita, batch 16337, expiry 12.2018.
The bushes grew tall, but the fruits were plain, round, no ribbing whatsoever. Off-type (wrong seeds)! 😠

I am looking for seeds for next year. I got seeds from ‘Rastim, Ukraine’ this year—the fruit shape matches, but the height and yield are wrong. In my search for seeds of this variety, I’ve encountered the fact that many collectors consider this variety outdated or a dead end. I guess I’m not fashionable, but I have registered it in my garden for a long time.

A wonderful variety. Productive, beautiful, set fruit without skipping until the end of summer. The fruits got slightly smaller at the end, but if I had fed them constantly, they would have stayed large until the very end. The fruits are beautiful little pouches, meaty and tasty. Stays on the permanent grow list 👍

The variety is wonderful! There are no small fruits at all. Starts fruiting from mid-July (sown in March) and is definitely a mid or mid-late season variety. Over 2m (6.5 ft) in a polycarbonate greenhouse. Every year I select the largest and most beautiful fruits for seeds, and as a result, I have a strain with fruits that look like flat, heavily ribbed pouches weighing from 250g to 800g (8.8 oz to 1.7 lbs). One tomato is enough for a full lunch salad for the whole family. Thin-skinned (the skin peels off easily when ripe), yet it can store without losing its flavor. Meaty, aromatic, with a harmonious taste. A classic! It should definitely be in every gardener’s collection!

I swore I wouldn’t plant it again, it’s just too late. It only ripens by the end of September. But otherwise, it’s good—large fruits.

irunchik said:
I swore I wouldn’t plant it again, it’s just too late…

And that’s exactly what I like about it. The main harvest is over, and Sto Pudov just sits there, ripening. 😆

Strekoza said:
The main harvest is over, and Sto Pudov just sits there, ripening. 😆

Lena, is it still tasty if you pick it green and let it ripen indoors?

On July 19th I was already photographing ripe ones, and they sprouted on March 15th. For me, it is a mid-season variety.

Tatiana Kemerovo said:
is it still tasty if you pick it green and let it ripen indoors?

It remains sweet, with no acidity.

But strangely, once it colored up indoors, it didn’t store long for me—about 2 weeks. Earlier, multi-chambered juicy varieties with acidity that ripened indoors stayed firm and didn’t shrivel for much longer. Maybe it’s a varietal trait, or maybe mine got a little too cold—they grew near the northern open end of a tunnel and I harvested them among the very last.

It is mildly sweet on its own. Since I’m not allowed to eat acidic foods, it’s absolutely perfect for me. Great for salads and processing.

Zulfiya, yes, it doesn’t store long. But since it hangs in the greenhouse until the very last moment, it’s not critical for me… I just process them gradually. I don’t store tomatoes long-term.

I guess I’m not fashionable either. I will plant it forever! I’ve cleared out all the bushes in the greenhouse now except for 100 Pudov, Blue Pear, and the cherry tomatoes. I really love the taste 😋, the yield is good, and it doesn’t get heavily affected by leaf mold (Cladosporium)!

I am the same way. I liked the variety very much, sowed it on March 15th, alongside Puzata Hata. 100 Pudov turned out to be more productive, and I found no differences in taste. It ripened indoors perfectly, without loss of flavor, one of the sweetest and meatiest. It stores well after ripening indoors, already over a month (the leftovers), because we pick it first for salads. Next year, it’s one of the main contenders for planting.

My mistake was that I planted it in the row near the slope of the greenhouse roof, it was too low for it, I had to bend it along the trellis. Next year it gets a spot in the central bed, where the 2.5m (8.2 ft) height will be just right for it.

A well-known, reliable variety.

For me, this variety is for the autumn—it can be stored for a bit, and it goes perfectly into September canning/processing.

The fruits are red, meaty, with very little liquid. Tasty. A good tomato flavor.