Inzhir Rozoviy (Pink Fig) Tomato Review and Photos

Variety from Gavrish//

Gavrish Description: A new mid-early variety with amazingly tasty and aromatic flesh. The plant is indeterminate, tall, for growing in greenhouses and open ground (in southern regions, staked). The fruits are ribbed at the base, very large, meaty, multi-chambered, weighing up to 12-16 oz (350-450 g). The flesh is juicy, tender, sugary, with a rich tomato flavor. An excellent choice for fresh summer salads, tomato juice, and home canning. Assorted pickles using all three colors of the FIG series (Red Fig, Pink Fig, Yellow Fig) look especially appetizing. The variety has comprehensive resistance to tomato diseases.

It’s a tall, heavy yielder. The fruits are pink, pear-shaped, 5 to 7 oz (150-200 g), and pretty tasty 🙂

They do differ from the picture on the packet. Its red twin brother is the variety Abruzzo.

Svetikk: They do differ from the picture on the packet. Its red twin brother is the variety Abruzzo.

Gavrish also sells a Red Fig.

So logically, Abruzzo is Red Fig 😂

If anyone grew Red Fig from Gavrish, put it in the catalog! And if it also had exactly 28 fruits per plant, then it is 100% Abruzzo 😂 I had exactly 28 maters on both my Abruzzo bushes, and someone else here did too 😛

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I grew the Figs from Gavrish last year. Pink, Red, and Yellow. Very tasty, meaty, and aromatic. I didn’t get 28 per bush, of course. The tomatoes were large, around 10.5 oz (300 g). The plants are vigorous with thick stems. They push a moderate amount of suckers. Worthy varieties for anyone who loves large, tasty slicing tomatoes. And they look so picturesque mixed together on a plate.

Marina Igorevna: Good afternoon! I grew the Figs from Gavrish last year. Pink, Red, and Yellow. Very tasty, meaty, and aromatic.

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What was the fruit shape like for all three – were they pear-shaped like mine? Do you happen to have any photos?

Pink Fig was pear-shaped. The Red and Yellow ones were more oblate.

Marina Igorevna: Good afternoon! I grew the Figs from Gavrish last year. Pink, Red, and Yellow.

I haven’t seen the yellow one for sale anywhere. This year I’m just testing the pink and red ones.

I planted the red one… the fruit shape was exactly like the pink one (even though the packet picture showed an oblate shape). Didn’t like the taste, the tomato was almost half empty (hollow) inside 😞 😞 😞

During the terrible summer of 2017, I planted both Pink Fig and Red Fig, both from Gavrish. The Pink didn’t perform well and got sick, but the Red was very good. It set fruit well, ripened early and all at once, and tasted good. The tomatoes were medium to large (I don’t prune at all), ranging from 5 to 16 oz (150-450 g).

The shape of the tomatoes was totally different from the packet photo, they looked a lot like Puzata Hata. I honestly thought I got crossed seeds, but today I was watching a Gavrish video about their varieties, and they talked about the Figs. The agronomist said that the fruits on the plant come in different shapes and often look like a little gathered pouch. They showed the bush, and it looked exactly like mine. Conclusion: hooray, it’s not a cross. The shape drawn on the packet wasn’t even on their own display plants. So we are growing the correct mater.

Pink Fig – 2017, my dad grew it in Kaluga, he liked it too 🙂

Red Fig fruit 15.7 oz (445 g)

A friend sent me seeds for both Pink and Red Fig. They prefer the Red, but I liked the Pink better. The Red is more modest in size, less pleated, and doesn’t throw those crazy shapes.

But the Pink…

Planted it for the first time in 2018 and wasn’t very happy at first – it was crowded, about 3 feet from the greenhouse edge, threw out a first “truss” of two average tomatoes, and then skipped almost 3 feet of stem because of the heat… and then I ripped out a couple of its neighbors, and the Fig just exploded in growth))

2018, getting close to fall:

In 2019, I planted the Fig right in the doorway so it could greet curious neighbors)) It got hit by the north wind 🙂 the rain whipped at it a bit, and watermelons were crowding it from the south. The Fig absolutely loved the fresh air and space. So far I’ve pulled almost 22 lbs (10 kg) of ripe and breaker tomatoes off the bush, and there are still a few green ones growing, so the total yield will easily pass the 22 lb mark. Ran it to 4 stems. The biggest tomato was about 1.2 lbs (540 g) from a megabloom, and the average was 7.7-10.5 oz (220-300 g). I only took photos of the green leftovers.

By the time I took this shot, I had already picked about three of them.

The flesh is tender, grainy when fully ripe, but firm when counter-ripened. There is no liquid in the seed cavities, the seeds are large and sit in thick mucosal gel pads. The tomatoes are generally meaty, and the flavor is mild rather than punchy. Low acid.

Vlada: I planted the red one… shape was like the pink one… Didn’t like the taste, the tomato was almost half empty (hollow) inside 😞 😞 😞

I agree. I grew Pink Fig. The bushes grew sooo tall, but only had 7-10 maters on them. Completely tasteless and hollow. To be fair, the summer was freezing cold with absolutely no sun.

Planted it in 2018. Seeds were either from Aelita or Gavrish. Grew out matching the picture and description, was pretty productive, but I didn’t like the taste. It was dry, had hollow voids inside, and was a bit bland. Plus, my family just doesn’t really like pleated tomatoes. They basically told me we aren’t planting this variety anymore. This year (2019) I grew Best Bestos, which is also a large, lightly pleated pear, and it tasted way better with just as good of a yield.

Nadezhda 69: …I watched a Gavrish video… the agronomist said the fruits can vary in shape and often look like a gathered pouch… So we are growing the correct mater.

Well, what do you know… I planted all 3 Figs in 2019… Only the pink one turned out how it’s supposed to. All from Gavrish. The red and yellow ones were totally off and wrong…

We’ve planted Pink Fig for three seasons straight. Included it in this year’s seeding list too. Seeds came from a friend. The bushes are fat. I had to cut the tomatoes off with pruners. Fruits were 7-12 oz (200-350 g). Pleated pears, plus oblate ones from megablooms. Taste is ordinary, I’d even say a bit bland. Flesh is like watermelon, don’t recall any hollows. Yield is average. But I like ruffled tomatoes, so I’m going to keep growing it. Looking at the photos, I see cracks near the stem, does it have a tendency to crack? It sold well for me, so even if it is prone to cracking, it isn’t a dealbreaker.

Melisssa: Looking at the photos, I see cracks near the stem, does it have a tendency to crack?

Absolutely not, it detaches cleanly from the branch.

Yield is high if you run it to 4-5 stems.

Wonderful variety. Left 3-4 stems. Prolific. It didn’t crack, but then again we had zero rain this year and the tap water ran dry too. Sweet, but like many tomatoes this year, it turned out a bit bland. Very long harvest window. Grows tall in open ground. Mid-season. Weights were normal. Very responsive to feeding. Gets a permanent spot on my grow list.

It’s already September. The end of the tomato season, but Fig is still putting on a show.