Quick Summary of Rumyanyi (Rosy)
- 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial and collectible variety. The name translates to “Rosy” or “Ruddy”, perfectly describing its glowing pinkish-red skin.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). It is a sturdy, compact plant growing about 50-70 cm (20-28 inches) outdoors, and stretching up to 1 meter (3.3 feet) in a greenhouse. It requires very little pruning and is easy to manage.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Beautiful round to slightly oblate pink/raspberry fruits. While some seed packets claim they can reach 500g (1.1 lbs), growers report an average weight of 150-250g (5-9 oz). The flesh is very dense and meaty (“solid raspberry meat”).
- 👅 Flavor: A very pleasant, mild tomato flavor with a nice hint of sweetness. It’s not an overwhelming taste, but a very solid, balanced everyday slicer.
- ⏳ Maturity & Yield: A true “workhorse” variety. It yields heavily and reliably. A unique feature is how strongly the fruits hold onto the vine—the stems are “welded on”, meaning they won’t drop even if slightly overripe.
A variety for open ground. The bush height is 50-70 cm (20-28 inches), very productive. The stated fruit weight is up to 500 g (1.1 lbs), but I didn’t have any that size; they were up to 250 g (9 oz), maybe a little more. The taste is a solid 4 (out of 5).
What a beauty!! It definitely lived up to its name!
2015 season:
In summer ’16, it grew both in the greenhouse and outdoors in open ground (here in the North-West).
In the greenhouse, it reached up to 1m (3.3 ft); outdoors, it was 0.6m (2 ft). The yield was more abundant outdoors, but the tomatoes were larger in the greenhouse. I didn’t get any extra-large ones up to 500 grams (1.1 lbs) as stated (my seeds were from Kulik). They were mostly 120-250 grams (4-9 oz), with the bulk being 150-200 grams (5-7 oz). It’s solid raspberry-colored meat inside; the taste isn’t bland, rather “mild with a hint of sweetness.”
It’s a variety for a warm climate or for small greenhouses. There is no point in growing it outdoors during a cool summer, only under cover. The bush is sturdy, I practically didn’t prune it, only removed the basal suckers and a few extra small ones back in mid-June. Even when the tomatoes get slightly overripe, they don’t fall off—the stem is practically welded on, you have to cut it.
For me, it didn’t stand out with anything too special; it’s an unassuming little workhorse, but it really has no direct equivalents. Among red/pink varieties, it reminded me of Frazier’s Gem—I pruned it a couple of times, tied it up, then it set fruit, plumped up, and in mid-August I picked all the tomatoes, we ate them, and I pulled up the bush. That’s it.
All in all, a variety that brings positive emotions 🙂
I liked the variety. Planted it in a hoop house. It grew to a height of about 1 meter (3.3 ft). The fruits averaged 200-250 grams (7-9 oz). The yield is good for a short bush. The fruits are tasty, sweet, and quite juicy. They can crack from excess moisture, though.
My Rumyanyi grew in the greenhouse, like all my tomatoes. I like it very much; the fruits are large, up to 400 g (14 oz), and quite tasty. It grows to about 1 m (3.3 ft) tall. I will definitely continue planting it near the wall.
