At a Glance
- Fruit: Massive pink hearts, frequently throwing 2+ lb megablooms. Very meaty with almost no seeds.
- Flavor Profile: Outstanding “old-school” true heirloom flavor—sweet, aromatic, and rich.
- Growth Habit: Indeterminate vines, relatively compact (around 5’3″), setting fruit continuously until frost.
- Season: Surprisingly early for such a massive fruiting variety.
- History: A rescued Russian family heirloom originating from Omsk (Siberia).
Growers’ Notes and Photos
Angelina
An absolutely stunning old family heirloom out of Omsk, packing that true old-school tomato flavor. Huge thanks for sharing this miracle with us, Tanya (Tatunya)!
It’s an early one, pumping out massive heart-shaped fruit. You’ll often see fused or megabloom hearts pushing over 2 lbs (1 kg)—literally the size of a dinner plate! They are incredibly delicious, sweet, aromatic, and extremely meaty with almost no seeds. The vines top out around 5’3″ (1.6 m).
It just keeps setting fruit nonstop right up until fall. Gorgeous pink color.
Your plants always look incredible! My seedlings came down with something early on, so I had horrible luck with this variety this season. I couldn’t even save any seeds… So I’m thrilled it worked out for you, and I’ll definitely be counting on you for some saved seed! 🤐
Just for the history books: this originally came from Lena out in Omsk. She used to be on the forum back in the day, but moved to Moscow about three years ago and currently doesn’t have a garden…
So now it’s up to us here to preserve and revive this strain.
Community Consensus
Maminy is a rescued Siberian family heirloom that punches well above its weight class. It combines exceptionally early production with gargantuan, plate-sized pink hearts that regularly hit the 2 lb mark, particularly from megablooms. Growers consistently praise its dense, nearly seedless meatiness and classic, sweet heirloom flavor. With relatively tame vines (topping out around 5-6 feet) that pump out fruit nonstop until frost, it has become a highly prized strain saved from extinction by dedicated forum members.
Have you grown Maminy?
Share your experience, yield data, or photos! Let us know how this massive Siberian pink heart performed in your zone.
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