Quick Summary of Shchedraya Slivka Tarasenko (Tarasenko’s Generous Plum)
- 🌍 Origin: Developed by the legendary Soviet/Ukrainian tomato breeder Feodosiy Tarasenko. The name translates to “Tarasenko’s Generous Plum”. It is considered one of his rarer varieties that didn’t become as widespread commercially as his other famous creations.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season. The bush is exceptionally tall, powerful, and extremely vigorous.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Red, elongated pear-plum (paste) shaped tomatoes weighing about 80 grams (2.8 oz). They grow in dense, abundant trusses.
- 👅 Flavor & Culinary Use: A classic tomato taste with a pleasant sweetness. The flesh is dense, jelly-like, and very low in free juice—making it an absolute superstar for canning, pickling, and sun-drying.
- ☔ Growing Quirks: True to its name, the yield is incredibly generous. A major bonus for busy gardeners is its holding ability: the fruits can hang perfectly ripe on the vine for several weeks without spoiling or dropping.
Seeds from V. Redko. Description:
“A very tall plant, mid-season. Fruits are an elongated pear-plum shape weighing 80g (2.8 oz), growing in trusses. The flesh has little juice, is jelly-like, and perfectly suited for pickling/canning and sun-drying. Very high yield. A rare variety that did not receive as widespread distribution as other Tarasenko varieties.”
An extremely vigorous bush with a ton of plum tomatoes. In size, they are noticeably smaller than Chudo Tyumeni (Miracle of Tyumen) tomatoes, but not in quantity. It is great for processing/canning, especially for sun-drying. Classic taste, with sweetness.
A perfect variety, it justifies its name for the third year now. 1 bush solves your entire canning problem, providing more than enough dense plums. importantly, it hangs perfectly on the bush for several weeks, waiting patiently until my hands finally get to it)))
