I grew one bush outdoors. Tree-type, sturdy, up to 60 cm (2 ft). The fruits were pink, oval, of various sizes up to 200g (7 oz), and tasty. I removed weak suckers and left 3 main stems. Seeds were from SibSad. Good yield.
I only liked Petrusha at the seedling stage—nothing else about it impressed me 😕
Planted 2 bushes last year, outdoors and under a tunnel. Both turned out to be runts under 30 cm (1 ft) tall, with twisted, overly dense leaves and just a couple of tiny tomatoes. I didn’t take photos, but believe me, it was scary looking at those sickly runts next to all the other healthy varieties. Seeds were from SibSad, batch 786.
A very productive variety for open ground!
I love Petrusha for its stockiness and compact bush. No other tomato variety takes up so little space as a seedling. It is an absolute godsend for those who have limited windowsill space for seedlings. It is also magnificent for canning—tomato juice made from Petrusha has a very harmonious, perfect taste. It’s also great for traditional barrel pickling; it absorbs just the right amount of salt without getting overly salty like some tender varieties do.
My Petrusha was absolutely nothing special.
The seedlings—yes, they were beautiful.
But then—only 1 or 2 fruits per bush, and not particularly tasty either. Pretty bland, and they got sick too.
I bought “Petrusha the Gardener” seeds from a woman. It turned out that under this name, she was selling a very tasty and productive determinate heart-shaped tomato. She is absolutely certain it is the real Petrusha. It’s a great variety. It’s just a pity it doesn’t have a real name. I got “Southern Tan” (Yuzhny Zagar) from her too. Same story—a good variety, just definitely not Southern Tan.
I planted SibSad seeds last year. It thought about growing for a long time; I was ready to blacklist it. But by mid-August, it was completely covered in tomatoes! They were a bit small for my taste, but great for pickling.
For me, Petrusha, Supermodel, and Pink Stella all looked very similar. Petrusha was the largest of the three.
Here is what my “Petrusha” looked like 😂
A heart-shaped (semi?) determinate. Very productive, and after it finishes fruiting, the bush just dries up.
The variety grew outdoors. Frankly speaking, in very harsh conditions. It turned out to be very productive and the most resistant to Late Blight (along with Slavyanka and Orange Russian 117).
