Quick Summary of Rozovyi Dlinnyi (Minusinsk Long Pink)
- 🌍 Origin: An authentic Siberian heirloom from the Minusinsk region. Seeds were preserved in old newspaper rolls since the Soviet era by a gardener in Kazantsevo. It originally spread through the tomato community simply as “Long Pink” and was later dubbed “Minusinsk Pepper-shaped Pink” by growers.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: A vining, tall indeterminate plant with regular foliage. Best grown in a greenhouse or high tunnel in cooler climates, but highly productive.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Beautiful, elongated pepper-shaped or plum-like pink fruits. The lower trusses can produce massive, sometimes fused fruits weighing up to 400g (14 oz). The upper fruits are smaller, usually 200-250g (7-9 oz), which makes them perfect for fitting whole into canning jars.
- 👅 Flavor & Texture: Very meaty, dense, and sweet, containing almost no seeds. Note: One grower found the texture slightly too soft (“mushy”) for their liking, so don’t let them overripen on the vine if you prefer a firm bite.
- ⚠️ Growing Note: Like many elongated and paste tomatoes, it can occasionally be susceptible to Blossom End Rot (BER), so ensure consistent watering and calcium availability.
There are so many “supposedly” Minusinsk varieties nowadays… maybe someone recognizes this one? It came to me from the forum under this name (Long Pink).
I grew it in a greenhouse — it’s a vining indeterminate, regular leaf. The fruits are pepper-shaped, pink, and meaty, weighing 200-250g (7-9 oz). Delicious and a very heavy yielder..
This variety is not “supposedly”, it is an authentic Minusinsk heirloom. I brought it personally from friends. This is a case of love forever!!!
It is very productive, tall, and beautiful. Fruits on the lower trusses can reach up to 400g (14 oz) and are sometimes fused/doubled, while the upper long pink ones are smaller. As for disadvantages, it occasionally gets blossom end rot (BER). There are very few seeds in the fruits; it is meaty and sweet.
I have it under the name Minusinskiy Pertsevidnyi Rozovyi (Minusinsk Pepper-shaped Pink), and it’s also one of my favorites 👍, I’ve grown it for two years. Some fruits reach up to 350g (12.3 oz) in weight, while others are smaller and fit perfectly into canning jars (or you can slice them). They are dense, with a nice sweetness, and almost seedless.
It looks a bit like Korean Long, but it’s definitely a different variety.
Svetikk said:
I have it under the name Minusinskiy Pertsevidnyi Rozovyi (Minusinsk Pepper-shaped Pink)…
Sveta, when I first brought it from Minusinsk, I sent seeds to many people and described it as pepper-shaped and pink. That’s exactly how the second, transformed name appeared—we even discussed this issue on the forum before. The one thing I know for sure is that this variety got onto the forum straight from my hands.
SVETLA said:
The one thing I know for sure is that this variety got onto the forum straight from my hands.
Thank you for spreading such interesting and delicious varieties!
Sveta, don’t thank me, thank my friend. She is from Kazantsevo, a village between Minusinsk and Shushenskoye. We dug up a lot of interesting things from her collection, saved in rolled-up newspapers since the days of socialism!!!!
Later on, I actually saw it at the market in Minusinsk. I started pestering the sellers about the name, and they just told me: “Long. It’s just Long.” And if they added any other words to it, it was just profanity!!!
SVETLA said:
…and they just told me: “Long. It’s just Long.”
Oh, Sveta, I actually have it from you… I need to run and check my seed lists, did I really forget to include it for my 2019 grow????
Phew… it’s on the list, a number is assigned. Instead of sowing just one seed, I urgently wrote down two.
The variety is beautiful, but for me, the texture is too soft, like mush.
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