Kot Timofey (Tomcat Timofey) Tomato Review

“Kot Timofey”. The plant isn’t overly tall, out in the dirt mine got to about 5-5.2 feet (1.5-1.6 m). The tomatoes are large, weighing 14-21 oz (400-600 g), red. It’s a heavy yielder, which is exactly why it stood out and caught my eye. As you can see in the photo here, the fruits on the first truss were a bit misshapen, but the trusses higher up had perfectly uniform, round, smooth tomatoes. Really liked this variety.

Galina, where did you get the seeds for this one?

Marish, I got my seeds from Lena Stolin, and she got them from a Ukrainian private collector named Manusha.

Galya, what does the number 1087 on the plant tag mean? It’s scary to even think about…

Gulya: “Galya, what does the number 1087 on the plant tag mean? It’s scary to even think about…”

I thought the exact same scary thing! LOL

What an awesome tomcat!!! This is exactly how 2017 wishlists get started.

Is it an indeterminate or semi-determinate?

Mine grew outdoors and performed exceptionally well both in yield and flavor! It ended up being around 5.2 feet (1.6 m) tall. Red tomatoes, good trusses, definitely a worthy variety! I gifted seeds to a lot of people.

Galochka-64, thank you so much for this and your other varieties, they have really spread out to people all over the country!

Lyudasik: “Mine grew outdoors and performed exceptionally well both in yield and flavor! It ended up being around 5.2 feet (1.6 m) tall… Galochka-64, thank you so much for this and your other varieties…”

Lyudochka, thanks to you for this variety. I was planning to plant it in the greenhouse, but it sounds like it behaves great outdoors too! Although, I do top my indeterminate plants at 4 feet (1.2 m) out in the dirt. My hoop tunnels just don’t let me keep them any taller than that.

I think it’ll do amazing in a greenhouse too! Mine started out under hoops, but once they pushed up against the row cover, I took the hoops off completely. It just kept growing alongside the others without cover, setting fruit perfectly. I topped it in early August, and it pumped out tomatoes until the very end of the season.

Lyudasik: “Mine grew outdoors and performed exceptionally well both in yield and flavor!… Galochka-64, thank you so much for this and your other varieties…”

She gifted some to me too, thanks Lyuda!

Man, what a variety. This is my second year going crazy over it. It’s a very vigorous, sturdy indeterminate, and the yields are insane! Last year I had it in the greenhouse, pruned to 2 stems, and it pumped out 12.5 lbs (5.7 kg).

This year, which was a freezing season, I planted it outdoors under an overhang. I let it run to 3 stems because I could tell right from the seedling stage that it had the horsepower for it. Height was 5.9 feet (1.8 m) when I finally pinched the top off.

It didn’t disappoint me one bit – total yield was 20.6 lbs (9.35 kg)!!! It unconditionally took the silver medal in my garden this year. That entire weight was made up of just 48 tomatoes, with the biggest one hitting 19 oz (540 g), and honestly, there were still some little peas left hanging on it when I finally pulled the plant.

Taste-wise, last year it was incredibly delicious. This year it was just “good” (it was lacking a little bit of sugar from the weather).

If anyone is interested in my full report on this variety, come check out my grow log: [link]

I finally got to test out Kot Timofey this season. I really wanted to track it down and see it for myself. Mission accomplished 🙂

It’s a very worthy variety. It performed flawlessly in my region, which isn’t exactly the easiest place to grow tomatoes.

A solid indeterminate, large-fruited beefsteak. My fruits reached up to 24.5 oz (700 g). The variety isn’t fussy at all, it’s very well adapted to both heat and cold snaps.

Yields were above average this season. And the flavor… just exactly what you want. A true classic. Very balanced taste. Try it out, I don’t think you’ll regret it.

Got this variety from Galya-64. I couldn’t find my pictures of the tomatoes on the bush. It’s an indeterminate, very heavy yielder, large fruits with a great taste. I’m definitely repeating it this year. I was very pleased with it.

The most tomatoey tomato ever! There wasn’t a single small fruit on the bush, just absolute massive pucks!! Strong plant, worthy harvest. Seeds from @Lyudasik, thank you!!!

Picked this one outdoors today.

Picked on Saturday. This is the biggest fruit of the season for me. Even though I’m not a huge fan of giant tomatoes, I just can’t help but admire them. There are zero small tomatoes on this bush.

Here are my Tomcats. I grew them in a very crowded row, and they only got sun from the morning until noon. They just patiently kept setting fruit. Mine turned out mid-season. All the fruits were large and sweet. It’s a great variety with a classic, sweet slicer taste. Very meaty and juicy.

I ended up putting 1 plant of this in the greenhouse this year. It was mid-season for me, and the yield was pretty average. My fruits weren’t particularly huge either, but they were incredibly tasty.

This difficult year proved that Kot Timofey is a most worthy Tomcat. Back when everything else in the garden was still sitting there green, he was one of the very first to start bringing me joy.

He’s definitely going on the repeat list for a reason.

Photos of Timofey from 2021, and the repeat run in 2026.