📌 Quick Summary: Kimmeriec (Cimmerian)
- 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial variety. The name translates to “Cimmerian” (referencing the ancient nomadic Indo-European people).
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). Very compact, topping out around 24 to 28 inches (60-70 cm). Needs plenty of lateral space and strong staking due to the massive weight of the fruit. Best grown without pruning the suckers.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Bright red, glossy plum/paste tomatoes with a distinct little point (beak) on the blossom end. Weighs around 1.8 to 3.5 oz (50-100 g). Very dense with thick, firm walls.
- 👅 Flavor & Use: An absolute superstar for processing. Perfect for whole-fruit canning, sun-drying, and making thick sauces. It has excellent shelf life and can hang fully ripe on the vine for weeks without spoiling or cracking.
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Kimmeriec. A determinate, mid-season, gorgeous, and incredibly heavy-yielding variety 👋
The height in my greenhouse was about 24 to 28 inches (60-70 cm). I didn’t prune the suckers at all. It requires really good staking and a solid amount of space to spread out. The fruits are bright red, glossy little plums with an adorable little beak on the blossom end. They are dense, weighing between 1.8 and 3.5 oz (50-100 g), with thick, firm walls.
They can hang fully ripe on the vine for a long time, they don’t crack, they don’t rot, and they store incredibly well after picking 👍. They are absolutely perfect for canning jars, sun-drying, or any kind of processing. Plus, they are just a joy to look at 😁 Seeds were from Ananyeva.
👨🌾 Editor’s Note: The “Beak”
Svetlana mentions the tomatoes have an “adorable little beak” on the blossom end. In Russian tomato culture, this little sharp point is called a nosik (little nose), and it is an incredibly popular and highly prized trait among Eastern European growers. You will often see seed packets specifically advertising that a variety has a pronounced “nosik” because it makes the fruits look so distinct and beautiful in canning jars!
Svetlana mentions the tomatoes have an “adorable little beak” on the blossom end. In Russian tomato culture, this little sharp point is called a nosik (little nose), and it is an incredibly popular and highly prized trait among Eastern European growers. You will often see seed packets specifically advertising that a variety has a pronounced “nosik” because it makes the fruits look so distinct and beautiful in canning jars!
