{"id":3869,"date":"2026-09-28T12:50:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3869"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:50:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:50:04","slug":"gigant-sukhanova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/gigant-sukhanova\/","title":{"rendered":"Gigant Sukhanova (Sukhanov&#8217;s Giant) Tomato Review"},"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;3869&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;Gigant Sukhanova (Sukhanov\\u0026#039;s Giant) Tomato Review&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<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): Gigant Sukhanova (Sukhanov&#8217;s Giant)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian heirloom variety favored by private collectors.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), growing up to 6 ft (1.8 m). <em>Note on Leaf Type:<\/em> This variety currently has both Regular Leaf (RL) and Potato Leaf (PL) versions circulating among growers, meaning the strain may still be throwing off-types or experiencing cross-pollination in some seed banks.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large pinkish-red beefsteaks, often showing faint striping on the skin. They are oblate (flattened-round) and can reach massive sizes, with growers claiming potential weights up to 2.6 lbs (1.2 kg).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> The flesh is &#8220;sugary&#8221; (dense and slightly granular\/sparkling inside), meaty, and very sweet. Highly praised by growers for its fantastic flavor profile.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Early to mid-season. It is noted for being a very stable, reliable heavy yielder even in suboptimal conditions.<\/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 this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/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\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Description: Bush up to 6 ft (1.8m), sturdy, fruits are pink-red with light stripes, high-oblate shape, up to 2.6 lbs (1.2kg), sugary texture, meaty, sweet. An early season variety, heavy yielder, resistant, and stable.<\/p>\n<p>I grew it in open ground, in poor lighting conditions and cramped spacing. It reached a height of 4.2 ft (1.3 meters). Even with such a bad planting spot, the variety showed good yield. The fruits were up to 10.5 oz (300 g), the taste was ordinary, with a little bit of tang.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/42\/111-241114120515.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/42\/111-241114120515.jpeg\" alt=\"Gigant Sukhanova pink beefsteak tomato on scale\" width=\"473\" height=\"398\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/42\/111-241114120528.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/42\/111-241114120528.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Sukhanov's Giant tomato\" width=\"492\" height=\"437\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/42\/111-241114120502.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/42\/111-241114120502.jpeg\" alt=\"Meaty cross section of Gigant Sukhanova\" width=\"538\" height=\"381\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\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\">Svetlyachok-plyus (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Wow, what a beauty \ud83d\udc4d!<\/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\">Zhavoronok (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,619 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d Elena, whose seeds were they?<\/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\">Lyubov <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,491 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Beauties! \ud83c\udf3a I ordered them from V. Redko, waiting on them now.<\/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\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Katyush! The seeds were from Vera Monakhova.<\/p>\n<p>(I will bring a bunch to give to Svetikk at the Moscow meetup)<\/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\">Nadya Ya (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User (789 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elena, what kind of leaf does it have? I planted 2 seeds. One came up with a potato leaf, and the other one is a regular leaf \ud83d\ude15<\/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\">mopsdad1 (Mikhail) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,123 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stary Oskol, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It has a regular leaf. And overall it&#8217;s a super variety. It completely won me over. Yield is top-notch. It&#8217;s beautiful, but most importantly, the flavor profile is exactly what I look for. I&#8217;m planting a lot of it this year. \ud83d\udc4d<\/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\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Nadya! Regular leaf. It&#8217;s the one on the right in this photo:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/16\/111-260514121521.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/16\/thumb_111-260514121521.jpeg\" alt=\"Regular leaf vs potato leaf seedlings\" width=\"137\" height=\"160\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/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\">Nadya Ya (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User (789 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thanks Elena \ud83c\udf3a I&#8217;ll tag the true one. But I&#8217;ll keep the other one too, just to see what grows \ud83d\ude15<\/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\">AleksandrS (Aleksandr) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Nadya Ya wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nElena, what kind of leaf does it have? I planted 2 seeds. One came up with a potato leaf, and the other one is a regular leaf \ud83d\ude15<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\ud83d\ude2b and both of mine have potato leaves&#8230;<\/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\">Nessi (Nelya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,451 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Ramensky (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine has potato leaves.<\/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\">tomik (Tamara) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,337 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Fell in love with this variety! Thanks to Galya-64 for the seeds \ud83d\ude18 One of the sweetest in 2015 \ud83d\ude0b Regular leaf. Super heavy yielder. Large pink fruits, meaty and tasty! Will definitely be growing it again \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/82\/13426-100815162657.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/82\/13426-100815162657.jpeg\" alt=\"Perfect pink Gigant Sukhanova tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-note\" style=\"background: #eef7ff; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #2196F3; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 1.1em; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Note on Leaf Type Segregation:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe conversation halfway down this thread about Regular Leaf (RL) versus Potato Leaf (PL) seedlings is a classic seed-saver&#8217;s dilemma!<\/p>\n<p>The true <strong>Gigant Sukhanova<\/strong> is supposed to have a Regular Leaf (as confirmed by Mikhail and Tamara). So why did Nadezhda, Aleksandr, and Nelya get Potato Leaf seedlings? This happens when a variety is slightly unstable or when a bee accidentally cross-pollinates the mother plant with a nearby Potato Leaf variety. When you plant those seeds, the genetics segregate.<\/p>\n<p>Nadezhda&#8217;s strategy is perfect: always label the &#8220;true&#8221; version, but grow out the &#8220;off-type&#8221; (mutant) in a spare corner of the garden just to see what happens. Sometimes those accidental crosses turn into incredible new varieties!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Gigant Sukhanova (Sukhanov&#8217;s Giant) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian heirloom variety favored by private collectors. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), growing up to 6 ft (1.8 m). 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