{"id":3261,"date":"2026-09-23T08:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3261"},"modified":"2026-09-23T08:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:15:30","slug":"viagra-tomato-variety-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/viagra-tomato-variety-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Viagra Tomato Variety: Reviews, Yield &#038; Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3261&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Viagra Tomato Variety: Reviews, Yield \\u0026amp; Photos&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Share your rating<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Viagra Tomato<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin &amp; Name:<\/strong> A commercial Russian variety introduced by the well-known seed company <strong>Gavrish<\/strong> (registered in 2008). Yes, the name is intentionally provocative, and many growers admit to buying it purely for the novelty of having &#8220;Viagra&#8221; in their garden!<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), growing into a massive, vigorous vine that can easily reach 10 ft (3 m) in a greenhouse. Known for being highly disease-resistant, particularly against Late Blight (Phytophthora).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Officially, it is supposed to be a medium-sized dark\/mahogany tomato weighing around 3.5-4 oz (100-110 g). However, as seen in this thread, Gavrish&#8217;s seed lines can be unstable\u2014some growers report getting massive 10.5 oz (300 g) beefsteaks from the same packets.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Highly debated! Some growers praise it as a solid, juicy slicer with a nice tangy bite. Others complain it tastes completely bland (&#8220;like grass&#8221;). It is generally agreed that it needs to fully ripen on the vine to develop any real flavor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown the Viagra Tomato?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Join the fun and share your review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Marina <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,182 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The plant is very vigorous, beautiful, practically a tree. Indeterminate. The first fruit truss appears after the 11th leaf, and subsequent ones every 3 leaves. Up to 9 fruits per truss, averaging 3-3.5 oz (80-100 g) each. The trusses don&#8217;t require support; they hold up on their own.<\/p>\n<p>Classic tomato flavor with a slight tang\/tartness. It&#8217;s highly recommended to let the tomatoes hang on the vine to ripen for as long as possible. The fruits have thick walls, are dense and juicy.<\/p>\n<p>An unproblematic variety, sets fruit very well, and is resistant to Late Blight (Phytophthora). The breeder (Gavrish) advises pruning to a single stem, but I ended up with 2 stems. The suckers were so thick and powerful I just couldn&#8217;t bring myself to snap them off, and I don&#8217;t regret it. I think you could easily leave even more stems because the plant is just that strong.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/56183_3c42f33e5423921c6067dc79bb1643aeba8decae.jpg\" alt=\"Viagra tomato trusses hanging on vine\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/56185_e45eeec9f88e7e707b0217eb727b8f59e8444d19.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested dark Viagra tomatoes\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Marina <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,182 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/56187_634988f6498833494f51c3822bf06926c15863cb.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced Viagra tomato showing thick walls\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galina P. <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (37,710 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Marina, is it good for canning\/pickling? Does it crack?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Marina <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,182 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Galina P. wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nMarina, is it good for canning\/pickling? Does it crack?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Very firm and sturdy \ud83d\udc4d and exactly the right size for it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galina P. <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (37,710 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Marina wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nVery firm and sturdy \ud83d\udc4d and exactly the right size for it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Don&#8217;t tease me&#8230; \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Marina <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,182 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Galina P. wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nDon&#8217;t tease me&#8230; \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And 40 fruits per plant \ud83d\ude48<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">galia (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,914 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula, Russia (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Marina wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd 40 fruits per plant \ud83d\ude48<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Seriously????<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galla (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,765 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I didn&#8217;t get 40 fruits, but otherwise, I agree with Marina. The plant is sturdy, beautiful, and disease-resistant. However, the tomatoes seemed a bit watery\/runny to me. Haven&#8217;t tried it for canning &#8211; I do all my quart jars using cocktail tomatoes or cherries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">F<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Fotinia (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,948 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tambov, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I have the seeds now too, will try it next year. \ud83d\udc4d Looks great, good reviews. Just perfect! \ud83c\udf38<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nezabudka (Nataliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Beginner (80 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Our local commercial greenhouse complex grows this variety. I figure it must be a heavy yielder, otherwise, they wouldn&#8217;t grow it on an industrial scale. I left a tomato to ripen fully indoors to save seeds, will plant it next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Semechka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (23,539 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnoyarsk Suburbs, Siberia (USDA Zone 2\/3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Before I joined this forum, I didn&#8217;t even suspect varieties like &#8220;Viagra&#8221; existed. Now I want it so bad just because of the name \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nezabudka (Nataliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Beginner (80 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetlana, I&#8217;ve learned a lot thanks to this forum too. I can share some seeds, just promise not to throw tomatoes at me if it goes wrong\u2014the seeds are untested, saved from a store-bought tomato. We&#8217;ll experiment together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">TatianKa (Tatiana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (659 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted it last year and liked it. The yield was decent, but most importantly, the color is unusual. And I won&#8217;t even mention the name \ud83c\udf89&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Semechka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (23,539 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnoyarsk Suburbs, Siberia (USDA Zone 2\/3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Well, I ended up planting Viagra after all \ud83d\ude42 but taste-wise, the tomato didn&#8217;t show anything special.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Sveta, are they red? \ud83d\ude32 This is a &#8220;black&#8221; tomato. Or is the color distorted in the photo?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Semechka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (23,539 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnoyarsk Suburbs, Siberia (USDA Zone 2\/3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>tomatinka wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nSveta, are they red? \ud83d\ude32 This is a &#8220;black&#8221; tomato. Or is the color distorted in the photo?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They turned out blood-black (mahogany) for me, the color in the picture just isn&#8217;t accurate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Matilda (Larisa) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,431 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Odesa, Ukraine (USDA Zone 7)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This year, my 2 plants froze at first and barely set any fruit. Then the blossoms dropped because of the extreme heat. I practically gave up on them. But then, when conditions normalized, they just took off growing&#8230; blooming and setting fruit. For some reason, all my indeterminates fork naturally, so I leave 2 stems. They grew to almost 10 ft (3 m), I had to tie them to the greenhouse roof.<\/p>\n<p>The fruits are not large, somewhat oblong. The color differs from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/gypsy\/\">Gypsy<\/a> (Tsygan)<\/em> or <em>Black Prince<\/em> because instead of brownish-pink, they are more brownish-green, definitely not red. Taste seemed average to me, poor shelf life. Didn&#8217;t try canning them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Mama Antona (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,814 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kemerovo, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted it purely for the name, obviously&#8230; 100% germination rate. The plant is sturdy, not sprawling, and tall. But it&#8217;s not for me. Had the absolute worst taste out of all my dark\/black varieties\u2014not meaty, a bit too sour, and yield was nothing special. Plus, it&#8217;s clearly not meant for Siberia; it set a lot of fruit but just didn&#8217;t have time to ripen&#8230; It was disease-free, though. Won&#8217;t be planting it again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">garnet (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Grower (436 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd North-Western Siberia (USDA Zone 2\/3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Also planted it for the name \ud83d\ude48 Grown outdoors, gave an average yield. The tomatoes didn&#8217;t crack and didn&#8217;t catch diseases. Actually, I&#8217;ve noticed that brown and yellow varieties handle our cold, damp Northern weather almost painlessly, while the reds and pinks rot universally. But the taste of Viagra was absolutely bland as cardboard. \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Di (Diana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (774 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Viagra performed very well for me. The fruits are large, up to 10.5 oz (300 g). It&#8217;s a meaty slicer variety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galiy (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,661 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Tasted just like grass\/cardboard. Didn&#8217;t like it. Although the plant itself is beautiful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Di (Diana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (774 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The exact same variety from different seed companies can differ in taste and even shape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galiy (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,661 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Di wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe exact same variety from different seed companies can differ in taste and even shape.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I saw the photos of your Viagra, my tomato looked different. My seeds were either from Gavrish or Poisk, I don&#8217;t remember.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Di (Diana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (774 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/97\/16133-311015153239.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/97\/16133-311015153239.jpeg\" alt=\"Large Viagra tomato beefsteak sliced\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Di (Diana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (774 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/97\/16133-311015153144.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/97\/16133-311015153144.jpeg\" alt=\"Large Viagra tomato on scale\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Ural Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Di wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe exact same variety from different seed companies can differ in taste and even shape.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the case of &#8220;Viagra&#8221;, there shouldn&#8217;t be different seed companies: the variety was registered in 2008, meaning it&#8217;s fairly new. There is only one official originator &#8211; &#8220;Gavrish&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Di wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nViagra performed very well for me. The fruits are large, up to 10.5 oz (300 g). It&#8217;s a meaty slicer variety.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You clearly have some other variety (an off-type), which is obvious from your photos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description from the State Register:<\/strong><br \/>\nFruits ripen 112 days after emergence. Indeterminate plant. Leaves are medium-sized, dark green. Simple inflorescence. The fruit is flat-round, firm, slightly ribbed. Unripe color is green with dark green shoulders, ripe color is red. Number of locules: 3-4. Fruit weight: 3.8 oz (108 g). Taste is good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the description on the Gavrish seed packet:<\/strong><br \/>\nFruits are flat-round, slightly ribbed, brown\/mahogany colored, with thick skin, weighing 3.9 oz (110 g). Sweet flesh with rich flavor and strong aroma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Di (Diana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (774 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My variety was from Gavrish. And from what I understand, fruit weight depends heavily on agronomy\/feeding. All my peppers and eggplants were also much heavier than what was written on the seed packets. If they are grown with plenty of space, enough nutrition, and no shading, why wouldn&#8217;t they grow bigger? The fruit is flat-round, slightly ribbed, and brownish\/mahogany when fully ripe. Sweet flesh, rich taste, and strong aroma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">tanja <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,618 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Sveta, things aren&#8217;t perfectly stable with this variety. The first year I planted from the original Gavrish packet &#8211; they looked like Marina&#8217;s from Sochi. But in 2014, I planted from my own saved seeds, and the fruits were much more elongated (closer to an oval shape) and denser. Taste differences can be chalked up to weather and location.<\/p>\n<p>This year I planted store-bought seeds again and saved seeds from them. I&#8217;ll try again next year.<\/p>\n<p>But I also haven&#8217;t seen any brand producing it other than Gavrish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Ural Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Tanya, sure, taste differences can be chalked up to weather. But no one has actually written that Viagra is delicious. And if the State Register describes the taste merely as &#8220;good,&#8221; it usually means it&#8217;s quite mediocre. And yet here we have someone getting large, meaty, slicer tomatoes \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f. I&#8217;ve been staring at these packets in stores for several years, but whenever I remember the forum reviews, the desire to buy them vanishes \ud83d\ude48<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">tanja <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,618 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yeah Sveta, it&#8217;s very hard to call Viagra a &#8220;slicer&#8221; variety \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s better grown for juicing. The plant is fairly disease-resistant and yields abundantly. The taste is just an ordinary tomato flavor, although you can definitely find better varieties for juicing \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Di (Diana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (774 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This year the weather wasn&#8217;t good for tomatoes at all. Everyone praises <em>Rozovyi Myod (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/pink-honey-tomato\/\">Pink Honey<\/a>)<\/em>, but in the exact same greenhouse, it performed terribly. Beautiful on the outside, but inside it was nothing but hard white cores\/veins\u2014impossible to eat or juice. I&#8217;ll plant it again next year and report back on how it behaves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Belena (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Beginner (17 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted it in 2015. Mid-early, pinkish-brown, tasty little 10.5 oz (300 g) tomatoes. Pruned to 1 and 2 stems, reached 5.2 ft (1.6 m) tall, got 13 fruits per plant. Repeating it in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Di (Diana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (774 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Repeated it this year from a fresh Gavrish packet. The result is exactly the same as last year. In my heavy clay soil, it&#8217;s a completely normal slicer tomato. Me and all my friends love the taste. Fruit weight from 8.8 to 12.3 oz (250 to 350 g). It didn&#8217;t get sick at all, even during this rotten, damp summer in the Leningrad Region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/16133-040816160628.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/16133-040816160628.jpeg\" alt=\"Large Viagra tomato harvested\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/16133-040816160704.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/16133-040816160704.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced off-type Viagra tomato beefsteak\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Belena (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Beginner (17 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Diana, I completely agree. Seeds from Gavrish, repeating it, very happy with the variety. Mine looks exactly like that. Clay soil. I have <em>Black Prince<\/em> growing right next to it, and it loses to Viagra in both yield and taste (Viagra is juicier).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Aria (Maria) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,767 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northern Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>For me, the taste of Viagra was good, but it still lost to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/black-prince\/\"><em>Black Prince<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Viagra Tomato \ud83c\udf0d Origin &amp; Name: A commercial Russian variety introduced by the well-known seed company Gavrish (registered in 2008). Yes, the name is intentionally provocative, and many growers admit to buying it purely for the novelty of having &#8220;Viagra&#8221; in their garden! \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), growing into a &#8230; <a title=\"Viagra Tomato Variety: Reviews, Yield &#038; Photos\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/viagra-tomato-variety-reviews\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Viagra Tomato Variety: Reviews, Yield &#038; Photos\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,5],"tags":[19,828],"class_list":["post-3261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-purple-tomatoes","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-dark-tomato","tag-gavrish-seeds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3261"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3264,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3261\/revisions\/3264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}