📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Anya (Аня)
- 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial variety (likely released by the SeDeK seed company and listed in the Russian State Register). “Anya” is a common affectionate diminutive of the name Anna.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate, falling into the micro-dwarf / compact bush category. It only grows to about 40 cm (16 inches) tall, making it absolutely perfect for small spaces, containers, and patio gardening.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Red, oval-round (slightly plum-shaped) tomatoes weighing between 70–100g (2.5–3.5 oz).
- ⚡ Maturity: Ultra-early. In this test, it actually beat out legendary Russian ultra-early staples like Iyunskiy (June) and Utenok (Duckling) to produce the very first ripe tomato of the season.
- 💡 Pro Tip (Stress Fruiting): The growers in this thread discuss a fascinating technique: subjecting seedlings to “poor” conditions (tiny 7 oz cups, no artificial grow lights, and poor soil) can actually trigger a survival mechanism in the plant, accelerating its fruit set and ripening time!
Seeds were shared by Lera (Bel Ami).
The variety is determinate, only about 40 cm (16 inches) tall, and the bush is very compact. The fruits are red, weighing 70-100 g (2.5-3.5 oz).
For me this year, this variety turned out to be the absolute earliest. I picked my very first ripe tomato of the season from it; it beat other ultra-early varieties sown at the exact same time, such as Utenok (Duckling), Iyunskiy (June), and Kazabalykskiy Super-early.
The taste is very good for such an early tomato.
Katrinka said:
For me this year, this variety turned out to be the absolute earliest. I picked my very first ripe tomato of the season from it…
Could you please tell us when the first one was picked? Or even more interestingly—how many days did it take from sowing or germination to harvest?
AlexanderS said:
Could you please tell us when the first one was picked? Or even more interestingly—how many days did it take from sowing or germination to harvest?
Sasha, I intentionally didn’t specify the exact ripening timeframe because this specific batch of seedlings, which was intended for an “early harvest,” was subjected to very poor conditions: tiny 200 ml (7 oz) cups, no artificial grow lights, and poor potting soil. That’s just how it happened.
Therefore, you can only compare it relative to other varieties grown under those exact same conditions. Which is what I did: among Duckling, June (from the forum), and Kazabalykskiy Super-early, Anya turned out to be the fastest. All the mentioned varieties grew in the exact same poor conditions.
Got it 🌺.
According to my observations, poor conditions actually accelerate the setting and ripening of fruit 😉 (stress-induced fruiting).
Ekaterina, is your Anya oval-round when viewed from the side, just like the commercial one from the SeDeK seed company listed in the State Register? The register lists it as mid-early. It’s my daughter’s namesake, so I got interested.
Zulfiya said:
Ekaterina, is your Anya oval-round when viewed from the side, just like the commercial one from the SeDeK seed company?
Yes, it is oval-round.
