Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-5 Experience)
Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation for home gardens, small farms, and hoop house cultivation. Excellent for fresh salads and whole-fruit canning. Mid-early. Fruit ripens 112 days after full germination. Indeterminate plant. Medium-sized, dark green foliage. Simple blossom clusters. The first cluster forms above the 8th or 9th leaf, with subsequent clusters appearing every 3 leaves or more. The fruit is pear-shaped and moderately ribbed. Unripe fruits are green with dark green shoulders, mature fruits are pink. Has 4 or more seed locules. Fruit weight is 4.7 oz (135 g), up to 10.5 oz (300 g). Good flavor quality. Marketable commercial yield is rated at about 1.06 lbs per square foot (5.2 kg/sq m).
I was really surprised not to find this variety in our catalog yet. 🎩
It turned out to be pretty late for me. But on the plus side, it kept setting fruit right under the greenhouse roof all the way until October. I snipped off the growing tip, and it just kept pumping out fruit on the suckers. A lot of the tomatoes have already been harvested in this photo. The taste is very good, real classic tomato flavor. I’d give the yield a solid 4 out of 5.
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage
- 🌿 Plant: A highly vigorous indeterminate vine with dark green foliage. It is very aggressive, and if the main stem is “topped” (pruned at the tip) late in the season, the plant will readily redirect its energy into producing fruit on the suckers.
- 🍅 Fruit: Pink, pear-shaped tomatoes with moderate ribbing. They typically weigh between 4.7 and 10.5 oz (135-300 g). The unripe fruits feature distinct dark green shoulders that disappear as the tomato matures.
- 📈 Yield: Rated very highly. Although the official registry lists it as mid-early, in cooler climates (like Zone 4) it can act as a late-season producer, setting fruit heavily straight into October.
- 👅 Taste & Use: Praised for its rich, classic tomato flavor. Because of its meaty seed locules and firmness, it serves perfectly as a dual-purpose tomato for both fresh slicing and whole-fruit canning.
