🍅 Quick take: Mawlenowe is an indeterminate, mid-season Eastern European heirloom beefsteak. It sets oblate, deep-pink fruit often showing a soft reddish flush near the shoulders, packed with dense, meaty flesh and very few seeds. Even when picked early and counter-ripened indoors, it maintains an impressive sweet-tart balance and performs reliably outdoors in USDA Zone 4. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)
Indeterminate, mid-season slicing variety. Fruits are flattened-round, pink, sometimes showing a reddish tint on the upper half of the tomato. Dense flesh with very few seeds.
I didn’t get to properly evaluate true vine-ripened flavor because I had to pull them underripe and let them finish ripening on the counter indoors. But even counter-ripened, the taste was very good and well balanced, with plenty of sweetness and a nice acidic punch. Grew outdoors in open ground, yield was average or slightly above. Definitely giving this one another run, but in the greenhouse next time. Seeds from T. Kouchnareva.
Full Summary: Plant, Yield and Flavor Profile
- 🌿 Plant & Heritage: A rare Eastern European heirloom vine (documented in preservation catalogs as Mawlenowe / Mavlenovye). Grows as a mid-season indeterminate plant capable of cropping well outdoors even in shorter northern seasons.
- 📈 Yield & Texture: Average to slightly above-average production in outdoor trials. Produces smooth, oblate pink beefsteaks with faint reddish shoulders, featuring meaty, firm flesh with exceptionally small seed cavities and few seeds.
- 👅 Flavor Profile: Displays a strong, balanced sweet-tart heirloom profile. Notably retains high eating quality and flavor depth even when picked early at breaker stage to finish ripening indoors.
- 🌎 Who Reviewed It: ElenaN (Elena), growing in Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4), a cool northern region with a short frost-free summer window.
🍅 Grown Mawlenowe? Share your zone, whether you grew it in-ground or under glass, and your photos in the comments below!
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