📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vodoley (Aquarius)
- 🌍 Origin: A commercial variety from the Russian seed company “Siberian Garden” (SibSad). Often sold under the name “Sozvezdie Vodoley” (Constellation Aquarius) or simply “Vodoley” (Aquarius).
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). It has Potato Leaf (PL) foliage. It is highly recommended for greenhouse growing, where it can easily reach up to 6.5 ft (2 m) tall.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large, raspberry-pink, oblate (flat-round) beefsteaks. The fruits are visually striking and heavy, averaging 12-21 oz (360-600 g).
- 💡 Growing Tip: The manufacturer specifically notes that to improve fruit set, you should periodically shake/tap the plants or blossom clusters to help with pollination.
Manufacturer: Siberian Garden. Description on the seed packet: Mid-early variety, recommended for growing in greenhouses/protected ground. Depending on planting dates, the plant reaches up to 6.5 ft (2 m) and forms up to 7 trusses with large, smooth, raspberry-colored fruits. There are 5-6 fruits per truss with an average weight of 12.7 oz (360 g), some up to 1.3 lbs (600 g). To improve pollination, it is recommended to periodically shake the plants. Variety yield is up to 2 lbs/sq ft (10 kg per 1 sq. m).
For me, it turned out to be mid-season. The fruits are oblate (more flat than round), very interesting looking, large, pink colored. The plant has Potato Leaf (PL) foliage. I don’t know about the taste.
Edited October 27, 2015 by Drosera
Svetlana, did you grow it in a greenhouse? I bought a packet of seeds for this tomato, but I don’t have a greenhouse, I’m planning to grow it out in the open dirt. Do you think this tomato will produce a crop outside?
LiliyaYa wrote:
Svetlana, did you grow it in a greenhouse? … Do you think this tomato will produce a crop outside?
Yes, Liliya, all my tomatoes grow in a greenhouse. Our climates are completely different, so honestly I don’t even know, in your climate, probably everything can grow out in the open dirt?
This year, due to health issues, I missed out on a lot of things, so I can’t say anything about the taste. But it certainly looked very appetizing.
