Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-6 Experience)
Here’s another new one from Sibsad: Mikado Sibiriko. The description says: “Bred in Siberia. XXXL sized fruits. Mid-season large-fruited variety. Excellently adapted for growing outdoors in the dirt, provides stable high yields. Pink heart-shaped fruits weighing up to 21 oz (600 g) stand out with particularly bright flavor and aroma. Plant reaches 5-6 ft (150-180 cm), requires pruning and staking.”
Grew it outdoors in the dirt, height was 4 ft (1.2 m), productive, good flavor.
Hi! Just bought seeds for this tomato today.
Planted it in 2015. Pruned to 2 stems, hit 6 ft (1.8 m), got 15-20 large pink-raspberry hearts off it. Productive, looks exactly like Batyanya and tastes the same, but it kept in storage for a long time without degrading, and it has slightly more seeds than Batyanya. Repeating it this year, even though I have 22 new varieties on trial.
On 2/29/2016 at 10:15 AM, Belena said:
Pruned to 2 stems, hit 6 ft (1.8 m), got 15-20 large pink-raspberry hearts off it. Productive, looks exactly like Batyanya and tastes the same
It really does look very much like Batyanya, which I also grew this year. My Mikado Sibiriko seeds were from Sibsad. Large, productive, not sour; more on the mild side, but meaty. We love that type, as long as they aren’t sour. The vine isn’t sprawling, very compact, I ran it to two stems. For some reason, the growing tips were kind of wimpy and wilted looking, same with Batyanya. Figured I either under-fertilized or over-fertilized the soil.
Bumping this thread to praise the strain. Planted it two years in a row. Second time from my own saved seeds. The vines are a bit over 5 ft (1.5 m) tall, very flimsy. The fruits are tasty and aromatic. Tastier than a lot of similar heart-shaped varieties. The yield in 2017 was a bit lower than in 2016, but it’s still a very solid variety.
I grew Mikado Sibiriko this past summer. Considering what a terrible, non-summer we had in 2017, this variety performed wonderfully! Grew outdoors in the dirt!!! Huge thanks to Sasha-Talex for the seeds of this variety.
Been growing it for 2 years outdoors. Height was probably around 4.6 ft (1.4 m), pruned to 2 stems, topped them in August. Fruits are large, juicy. It was mid-early (which is pretty good considering the size of the fruits). Didn’t get sick during the heatwaves, nor during this cold, rainy summer. Seeds from Sibsad. Will definitely plant again.
On 9/4/2018 at 3:03 PM, ALIANНА said:
Mikado Sibiriko Tomato from Sibirskiy Sad: “Mid-season large-fruited variety developed by Siberian breeders… Pink heart-shaped fruits up to 21 oz (600 g)…”
The vine has sparse foliage, like most heart varieties, reaching up to 6.5 ft (2 m) tall.
The strain is wonderful. The fruits are pink truncated hearts, flesh is a raspberry color, super tender, pure meat, small seed cavities, and not very many seeds. The taste is balanced with sweetness and a slight tang. Loved it. Going on my permanent grow list.
Grew it this year from a SibSad packet.
Grew in the greenhouse. The vines were from the “thin, wispy, and see-through” category. But the fruits were quite large—around 10.5-17.6 oz (300-500 g). I really liked the taste, although the yield wasn’t exactly sky-high.
Edited October 17, 2020 by neLENtyayka
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste, and Comparisons
- 🌿 Plant: Indeterminate vine. True to the typical oxheart profile, the foliage is very sparse, wispy, and the growing tips often look flimsy or wilted (the classic “weeping” oxheart look). Reaches about 4-5 ft (1.2-1.5 m) outdoors and up to 6.5 ft (2 m) in a greenhouse.
- 📈 Yield: Generally very good. Many report sturdy production even in poor, cold, or rainy summers, proving its robust Siberian genetics.
- 👅 Taste: Mild, sweet, and incredibly meaty. It lacks sharp acidity, making it perfect for those who prefer smooth, balanced “pure meat” tomatoes.
- 🔍 Comparison: Multiple growers noted that it looks and tastes nearly identical to the famous Batyanya variety, but with a significant advantage: Mikado Sibiriko has a much longer shelf life and holds up far better after picking.
- 🌎 Who Reviewed It: Extensively grown and reviewed across Russia (Moscow, Kostroma, Sverdlovsk, Stavropol, Kemerovo) in USDA Zones 3-6.
