Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-6 Experience)
Mid-season variety from Vera Monakhova. Honestly, I couldn’t even tell if it was an indet or a determinate because it topped out at about 3 ft (1 m) out in the dirt. Fruits are oblate, super uniform, with a really gorgeous color and shape. Firm flesh, and the flavor is top-notch. The seed description claims they can hit 21 oz (600 g), but mine maxed out at 10.5 oz (300 g). Yields were just a bit above average for me.
My Kavkazets seed stock came from V. Redko. I ran it in the greenhouse and the vine reached about 5.5 ft (1.7 m). Mid-season, pumps out a solid yield. The color is a really nice raspberry pink, and the weights hovered around 7-10.5 oz (200-300 g). Seriously delicious, all meat, with a bold, old-school tomato flavor.
The vine got absolutely massive for me, 8 ft (2.5 m) and then some. Heavy yielder, delicious, and every single tomato on the plant is just a giant beauty 👍 Lenochka, thanks so much for the seeds! 🌺
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage
- 🌿 Plant: Indeterminate, mid-season. Its height is highly dependent on the growing environment. Grown outdoors in cooler northern zones, it can stay stunted like a determinate (around 3 ft / 1 m). Inside a greenhouse or in warmer southern climates, it acts like a true vigorous indet, easily reaching 5.5 to 8+ ft (1.7-2.5+ m).
- 📈 Yield: Rated from above-average to heavy, depending on how warm the summer is.
- 👅 Taste & Texture: Firm and meaty flesh with a bold, rich, classic tomato flavor.
- 🍅 Fruit Size: Uniform, oblate raspberry pink slicers. Usually range from 7-10.5 oz (200-300 g), though the official description notes they can hit up to 21 oz (600 g) under optimal conditions.
The name Kavkazets translates to “Caucasian”, referring specifically to a person from the Caucasus Mountains region (where Georgia, Armenia, and southern Russia meet). It’s a fitting name for a rugged, large, and boldly flavored tomato, especially since one of the successful growers in this thread is based in Pyatigorsk, a city right in the foothills of the Caucasus!
