Quick Summary of Sasha
- 🌍 Origin: A Russian heirloom distributed by the well-known organic gardener and seed saver Kazarin.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: While sometimes officially positioned as a determinate (bush) variety, growers unanimously report that it behaves as an indeterminate (tall) vine, easily reaching 1.7 meters (5.6 ft) in both greenhouses and open ground. The foliage is regular and sturdy.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Classic red beefsteaks. They are generally large (though some growers get medium-sized fruits depending on conditions). The flesh is very dense, meaty, and not watery, with no tough white fibers inside.
- 👅 Flavor: A reliable, classic “old-fashioned” tomato flavor.
- ⏳ Maturity & Yield: Mid-early to mid-season. It is highly praised as a dependable, heavy-yielding workhorse, especially for moderate and northern climates (like the Russian Middle Zone).
A variety from Kazarin. It is positioned as a det (determinate). In my greenhouse, it grew as an indet (indeterminate), up to 1.7 m (5.6 ft). The bush is regular, not flimsy. Ripening time is mid-season, fruits are red, large beefsteaks, with a good tomato flavor, and decent yield. A reliable variety for the middle zone.
Edited December 27, 2018 by Tomatanya
For me, it grew outdoors in open ground, indet 1.7m (5.6 ft), mid-early. I sowed it in late March, and it ripened in early July. Large, meaty, classic tomato flavor, productive. The flesh is dense, not watery, without tough fibers. An excellent, reliable variety!
They turned out medium-sized, but tasty and productive.
