Quick Summary of Thessaloniki (Saloniki)
- 🌍 Origin: A famous Greek heirloom that is highly respected and widely grown by Russian and Eastern European gardeners, who often refer to it locally as Saloniki or Fesaloniki.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), though its height heavily depends on the climate. In the colder Russian outdoors, it typically reaches about 1.2 m (4 ft), while some growers report even shorter, more compact bushes. The plant is notoriously sturdy, densely foliated, and shows excellent disease resistance.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Perfectly round, smooth, and uniform fruits. While classically red, some Russian seed lines produce a distinct deep raspberry/crimson hue. The average weight is around 200 g (7 oz).
- 👅 Flavor & Quality: Known for a rich, perfectly balanced traditional tomato flavor. They are juicy and delicious.
- ⏳ Yield & Storage: Mid-season and highly productive. A huge advantage of this variety is that the fruits do not crack on the vine and store very well after picking.
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I really liked these little tomatoes. The bush is just over half a meter (1.6 ft) tall. Smooth, even tomatoes. Almost perfectly round shape. When ripening, they become a deep raspberry color. Tasty, juicy tomatoes.
Edited January 7, 2015 by Pomidoroved
Indeterminate, mid-season, high-yielding variety. The fruits are round, red in color, weighing on average 200 grams (7 oz), with a rich, balanced flavor. The fruits are of very good quality, they do not crack, and they store quite well. The bush is very sturdy, with good foliage, and resistant to diseases. It grew outdoors in open ground, the height of the bush was 1.2 meters (4 ft).
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