{"id":348,"date":"2026-08-19T16:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=348"},"modified":"2026-08-19T16:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:16:53","slug":"russian-cossack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/russian-cossack\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Cossack (Russkiy Kazak) Striped Antho Tomato"},"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;348&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;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Russian Cossack (Russkiy Kazak) Striped Antho Tomato&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\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Russkiy Kazak (Russian Cossack)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> Originally a US-bred variety (likely by Tom Wagner) that became highly popular among Russian seed collectors (like V. Redko and V. Popenko) under the translated name &#8220;Russkiy Kazak&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Semi-determinate to indeterminate. Generally stays relatively compact, with most growers reporting a medium height of 1.2 m to 1.6 m (4 to 5.2 ft).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Stunningly beautiful! The medium-sized, round to oblate fruits weigh 200-300 grams (7-10 oz). The skin is a striking mix of pink\/crimson with green and deep blue\/purple (anthocyanin) stripes. They are very dense and store well.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor Debate:<\/strong> This variety is highly dependent on growing conditions! In cooler weather or shaded greenhouses, it can turn out quite sour\/tart. However, when given enough heat and proper nutrients, growers report a very rich, sweet, and complex old-fashioned tomato flavor.<\/li>\n<li>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Grower&#8217;s Note:<\/strong> Can be prone to blossom drop in a hot greenhouse, yet if planted outdoors in extreme southern heat, the dark fruits can get sun-baked. Finding the right microclimate is key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ovechka (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udfc6 Forum Pioneer (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Variety Russkiy Kazak (Russian Cossack) USA, seeds from V. Redko.<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Medium height, mid-season. Fruits are round, medium size, weighing 200-300 g (7-10 oz). The coloring is a mix of pink, green, and blue stripes. Juicy flesh and an excellent sweet taste. For greenhouse and open ground.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mine grew in the greenhouse and outdoors in open ground. In the greenhouse in 2015, it dropped a lot of blossoms. The taste turned out to be rather tart\/sour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/14609-030915045916.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/thumb_14609-030915045916.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Russian Cossack tomato showing pink flesh\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/14609-030915044952.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/thumb_14609-030915044952.jpeg\" alt=\"Russian Cossack pink and blue striped tomato on scale\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/85\/14609-200815091647.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/85\/thumb_14609-200815091647.jpeg\" alt=\"Green Russian Cossack fruits with dark purple anthocyanin shoulders\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/14609-030915050638.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/thumb_14609-030915050638.jpeg\" alt=\"Two ripe striped Russian Cossack tomatoes\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/89\/14609-110915052921.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/89\/thumb_14609-110915052921.jpeg\" alt=\"Scale showing weight of striped tomato\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/89\/14609-110915053149.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/89\/thumb_14609-110915053149.jpeg\" alt=\"Meaty interior of the striped tomato\" \/><\/a><\/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\">azure (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,895 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Don Region, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Russian Cossack was also very beautiful but turned out quite sour (to put it mildly) in taste. I was so looking forward to trying it (it&#8217;s mid-late), and what a disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>Seeds were from Popenko.<\/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\">Andrey_K (Andrey) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (994 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Why even write about it if it&#8217;s sour?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">kalinka-malinka (Nataliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,061 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Andrey_K said:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhy even write about it if it&#8217;s sour?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s exactly what a catalog is for\u2014so we know the whole truth about every variety! \ud83d\ude48<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zulfiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (15,967 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Maybe if it was grown outdoors in the south, it would taste better? Svetlana, did yours also grow in a greenhouse?<\/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\">azure (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,895 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Don Region, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Zulfiya said:<\/strong><br \/>\nMaybe if it was grown outdoors in the south, it would taste better? Svetlana, did yours also grow in a greenhouse?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, mine was in a greenhouse (or rather, I had one bush in two different greenhouses). Outdoors, it probably would have tasted better. That is, if it didn&#8217;t get totally sun-baked before it had a chance to ripen. I definitely wouldn&#8217;t call it an early or even a mid-season variety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">elsha (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Voronezh, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Russian Cossack grown from a megabloom (fasciated blossom). It grew outdoors in the garden, good solid tomato flavor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/93\/12015-061015112328.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/93\/thumb_12015-061015112328.jpeg\" alt=\"Large misshapen Russian Cossack tomato from a megabloom\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Anela (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,216 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/102\/13349-191215135041.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautifully striped Russian Cossack tomato\" \/>We really liked this variety; seeds were from V. Redko. A good, rich tomato flavor. Grew in the greenhouse. It also stores very well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (19,262 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pyatigorsk, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I loved the variety; I practically gobbled up all the fruits myself. I happen to love sweet-and-tart tomatoes; this one had a tartness, but it was barely noticeable and very pleasant. The yield is good, and the first trusses were very large. The fruits themselves are quite dense and can store for a while. The height of the bush in the greenhouse was up to 1.6 m (5.2 ft). Seeds were from Anela, thank you so much!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Klin, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Russian Cossack in the greenhouse was medium-tall (1.2 meters \/ 4 ft), productive, and mid-season. The fruits are medium-sized, crimson with stripes, oblate in shape. Very tasty and sweet.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/67664_ec46e51d06765f6da2b1f34a5d261ea711b574c4.jpg\" alt=\"Russian Cossack plant in a greenhouse\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/67666_9fc2e4df05c63b5737f146dda75018c9c1430e1d.jpg\" alt=\"Cluster of striped tomatoes ripening\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/67668_681d9989f2fe10e8d2c2a5aeb74f7a72c7635f95.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced sweet and tasty Russian Cossack tomato\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Russkiy Kazak (Russian Cossack) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: Originally a US-bred variety (likely by Tom Wagner) that became highly popular among Russian seed collectors (like V. Redko and V. 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